These 13 photos of a snowy evening in New York City are scenes that belong in a perfectly cheesy holiday movie

Haven Orecchio-EgresitzDec 18, 2020, 00:23 IST

A tourist stands under the snow in Times Square in New York CityTIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images

Winter storm Gail dropped 10 inches of powdery snow on New York City Wednesday.
The powder turned the city into a winter wonderland and brought residents into the streets to enjoy it.
These photos show how New Yorkers took advantage of the romantic evening.

Winter storm Gail blanketed Manhattan with 10 inches of powdery snow on Wednesday night, turning the city into a glistening winter wonderland.

The snowfall, which dropped just in time for the holiday season, brought residents into the streets to play.

It was a welcome joy during a pandemic that has changed how many will be celebrating the season.

Here are 13 photos of New York City's first snow if the season that are like scenes out of a cheesy holiday movie.

You're never too old to catch snowflakes on your tongue

A woman stands under the snow in Times Square on Wednesday night. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images

We could all use some childlike fun these days

Abigail Wells, a student in New York City, throws a snowball during a snow storm in Times Square Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

There were some signs that it's still a pandemic out there

Snow fell gently as this man hailed a cab on 5th Avenue. Noam Galai/Getty Images

But people didn't let that stop them from playing in the streets

Kids used it to have an Insta-worthy snowball fight. Noam Galai/Getty Images

It was chilly, but certainly not cold enough to keep Naked Cowboy inside

John Burck aka The Naked Cowboy plays his guitar during a snow storm in Times Square. Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

And obviously Fearless Girl can tough it out

Snow coated the Fearless Girl statue on Wall Street Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Most people opted to bundle up, though

Temperatures dropped to the mid-20s on Wednesday night. Noam Galai/Getty Images

By Thursday morning, 10 inches of snow blanketed Central Park

This man's glasses are coated in a droplets of melted snow Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Look at that holiday glam

Snow was the final touch for this year's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

Gail arrived just in time for the final nights of Hanukkah

A menorah is displayed in a window on the seventh night of Hanukkah. Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

City snow can be wet, sloppy and miserable, but let's just romanticize it for a little bit longer

A couple holds hands near Rockefeller Center. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

This would be the last scene in the movie, when the city slicker and her true love finally overcome their insignificant differences

A couple kisses during a snow storm in Times Square Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

Now it's time to shovel out

People clear the walkway outside of the Apollo Theater in Harlem. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado

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