Today’s a snow day, which means the majority of white-collar New York City is not going into the office. It means there will be less traffic on the roads, less people on the subway, and not a whole lot of anyone outside. When I stepped outside to walk to the gym, I even saw cars and snow plowers running through red lights. This is the sleepy version of New York’s Upper East Side when vehicles don’t even obey the traffic lights.

The snow day also meant that the New York Public Library, among endless businesses, either decided to remain closed for the day, or open much later or for limited hours. I tried to pick up some books I had at the library, but the doors were locked.

“It’s a snow day so you don’t even have to go to work?! Your city is so lazy!” Ben exclaimed to me over Whatsapp.

He’s probably right. We’re a bunch of entitled and lazy New Yorkers.