Blizzard 2009 | Snowball fight Times Square

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• Great photos! The absence of traffic and snow covered street make the scene look it was from another century. The space looks so human-sized and reminds me of paintings, Breugel, the Dutch artist did of villagers playing in the snow in the 16th century. I hope it was as fun for everyone as it looks. Did people choose sides? Was it a free for all? Was there a feeling of community? How did it end?

• Awesome. Just . . . awesome.

• Apparently this was started by some kids from Florida:

  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=211278819460&ref=mf

  People did take sides with occasional charges into the other's lines and the occasional ganging up on a chosen individual. It was so much fun. I only saw maybe 45 minutes of it then the crowd density thinned out and the fight faded. Everyone was yelling "Only in New York!"

  And I did catch a few in the face but since I was not exactly protecting myself, I must have been an easy target.

  Breugel?! Thanks for that!

  I had been wandering the streets for a few hours and the city was pretty deserted except for Times Square. I heard that there was an organized snowball fight in Union Square today but it could not have compared to the spontaneous gathering last night.

  -Doug

• Hey! great photos! There's a Facebook group for it now: The Times Square Snowball Fight of 2009.

• Wonderful comparison with Breugel...gives it all a whole new dimension.

  What absolute fun. It makes me feel joyful.

  Jane

• That looks like fun I missed the big fight I guess LOL

• When is the next one

• Awesome pictures. Even better that they are not in color. This is art show material.

• Where is QUITA in the picture? She likes snow

• Bloomberg's notion of closing down part of Times Square to traffic doesn't look so dumb after all.

  "Only in New York" -- precisely.