Supposedly the East River froze over and you could walk on it between Manhattan and the Bronx. That’s insane for March. Parts of New York State had 50" + of snow. This is my favorite blizzard and i have a book about it.
The 1888 blizzard had arctic temperatures. NYC was down to 6F at one point. The city started out as rain. Transitioning to freezing rain and then snow.