In March 1888, a deadly blizzard clobbered New York City. In 1888, New York City couldn’t just slap plows on the front of garbage trucks. Image: PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domainA newspaper cover illustration showing a scene in Printing-House Square during the Great Blizzard of 1888. Image: PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain Library of CongressWorkers dig out trains at Grand Central Depot on 45th Street. Image: Public Domain