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Drifts of two-three foot high snow! Unpaved side streets in the outer boroughs! Yellow-stained snow! Slush that will stain ruin your boots! Suspended subway service and packed train cars! It's the first snow in the city!

There are, of course, conflicting reports of how many protesters actually were present: United for Peace and Justice said over 400,000, while the NYPD said it was closer to 120,000. The Daily News' Juan Gonzalez notes that in the end, Central Park made a guess about the attendance: "Suffice to say, you could toss the entire Republican and Democratic conventions together, and add a day's attendance at the Olympics in Athens, and still not come close to the number of anti-Bush marchers who filled Manhattan yesterday." UPJ organizer Leslie Cagan said, "I think it wildly exceeded our expectations. There's a broad cross-section of this country that is deeply opposed to the Bush agenda. That's just the tip of the iceberg. There's something much deeper going on here."

Yup, it's snowing. The Times, Post, and Daily News have regional reports about the snow, and Mayor is telling everyone to have fun in the snow, but be careful...and don't tie up 911 win non-emergencies; call 311 instead. But our favorite out–tri–state area quote comes from a Massachusetts man who tells the AP it's been hard walking his Chihuahua, El Jefe: "He won't go in the snow because he'd be snout deep." That's what you get for having a rat dog.

Tim Hall "vogs" the naming of Joey Ramone Place [via Gawker]. The official Ramones' website and Gothamist on the news of the sign.