![](https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fgraphics7.nytimes.com%2Fimages%2F2003%2F12%2F06%2Fnyregion%2Fsnow.slide01.jpg) The snowplow passed for entertainment Saturday for Marc Fischer and Hannah, 2, his daughter, at La Guardia Airport, and Kristie Fields fixed her pillow after spending the night.
![](https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fgraphics7.nytimes.com%2Fimages%2F2003%2F12%2F06%2Fnyregion%2Fsnow.slide02.jpg) Snow canceled hundreds of flights at metropolitan airports, but not the nuptials for Jennifer and Russell Houck in Somerville, N.J.
![](https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fgraphics7.nytimes.com%2Fimages%2F2003%2F12%2F06%2Fnyregion%2Fsnow.slide03.jpg) Ready to release a wet missile, Edy Florio, 12, a resident of Battery Park City, was enjoying the snow alongside the Hudson River. The weather was conducive to playing, for those who were in the mood.
![](https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fgraphics7.nytimes.com%2Fimages%2F2003%2F12%2F06%2Fnyregion%2Fsnow.slide04.jpg) Holiday shoppers braved the snow, wind and cold Saturday at the Fulton Mall in Brooklyn. The conditions made for a festive mood, and suburban malls and city emporiums were packed with thousands of shoppers.
![](https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fgraphics7.nytimes.com%2Fimages%2F2003%2F12%2F06%2Fnyregion%2Fsnow.slide05.jpg) Nick Trupiano delivering the mail in Smithtown, N.Y. He said he`d be walking nine miles through the snow on Long Island Saturday.
![](https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fgraphics7.nytimes.com%2Fimages%2F2003%2F12%2F06%2Fnyregion%2Fsnow.slide06.jpg) The corner of Broadway and Liberty in Manhattan.
![](https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fgraphics7.nytimes.com%2Fimages%2F2003%2F12%2F06%2Fnyregion%2Fsnow.slide07.jpg) Reuters
Shoveling snow in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge.
![](https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fgraphics7.nytimes.com%2Fimages%2F2003%2F12%2F06%2Fnyregion%2Fsnow.slide08.jpg) Sweeping slush in Times Square
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