topping 35 miles per hour. and thick snow falling across the new york area. to 15 inches predicted in the city. perhaps more on long island. and some are forecasting between 1 and 2 feet in the boston area. there is a winter storm warning in effect. and a weather emergency has been declared here in new york. for those of you counting at home, that s a step below a snow emergency, which would keep more private vehicles off the roads here in new york, shepard. shepard: safe to guess that the city of new york will do things a little differently this time around. yeah. for one thing mayor michael bloomberg says he will stay in town. he also says they have a lot of plows and salt spreaders on stand by, the number 365 salt spreaders and 1500 plows in new york city alone on stand by. put sanitation workers on 12 hour shifts. the city has equipped vehicles with g.p.s. vehicles so-to-keep an eye on them. hired labors with shovels to start clearing snow from intersections as the streets are