Frozen in Time: The Great Blizzard of 1888

Here’s a classic from the Bowery Boys Podcast archive, recorded in early 2013, just a few months after Hurricane Sandy . Each winter, when forecasters warn of an approaching monster storm, they inevitably invoke one of the most infamous tempests ever to strike New York City: the now-legendary Great Blizzard of 1888 , a devastating collision of wind and snow. The battering snow-hurricane of 1888, with its freezing temperatures and crazy drifts three stories high, was made worse by the condition of New York’s transportation and communication systems, all completely unprepared for 36 hours of continual snow. For those who support the Bowery Boys Podcast on Patreon , you’ll receive this episode—and other classic shows from our back catalog—every week, completely ad-free. To learn more, visit patreon.com/boweryboys . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Frozen in Time: The Great Blizzard of 1888 is an episode from The Bowery Boys: New York City History by Tom Meyers.

This episode is 00:47:48 long.

This episode was published on Feb 22, 2026.

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