I remember when I first came across BNL snowfall data back in 1995-96 I thought it was on an entirely different island lol. It's so different from JFK, BNL has much more of a New England climate and does much better in storms that also benefit New England the most.
But if you go over the entire climate record, say back to the 60s or however far back records go at both locations, it probably evens out, dont you think? A 35" average is amazing, much closer to Boston than it is to NYC. I bet JFK's average is like 25" if that.