that was a defining moment for governor michael ducaucus. they basically shut down the state for three days. but the governor was addiment. before the blizzard, it was new york, and the giant snowstorm of 1969. mayor john lindsey, 15 inches of snow fell on new york city that year but the city was not prepared at all even though that is not a overwhelming amount. they were not ready. part of it was a bad weather forecast. the weather forecast that year predicted that storm would start as snow and turn to rain. it didn't it stayed all snow and the city could not really handle it. they plowed some neighborhoods, not all neighborhoods, and mayor john lindsey did not live it down. >> the neighbors are not plowed are angry. he walked the streets of queens and he was heckled. they were throwing snowballs, get out of our neighborhoods, and he is now in four feet of snow. >> he didn't cause the snowstorm, but he sent a message they didn't matter as much. >> we move as fast as we can. it's very heavy and wet and it needs bull doesdozersbulldozers. the