Roosevelt Island Snow Advisory From RIOC - No Motorgate Rooftop Or Main Street Parking Starting Tomorrow - Parks Also Closed

According to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC)

In preparation of the anticipated snowstorm expected to hit New York City tomorrow evening, please be advised of the following:

Motorgate Rooftop Parking:
The rooftop of the Motorgate Parking Garage will be closed tomorrow, February 8th, beginning at 5 PM. The rooftop will reopen on Monday, February, 11th at 3 PM. Patrons who normally park on the roof may park in any of the non-reserved sections during the closure.

Parks:
All Parks will be closed Friday, February, 8th to Monday, February 11th. Lighthouse Park will remain closed until further notice.

Sincerely,

Roosevelt Island Operating Corp Advisories Group

and:

In preparation of the anticipated snowstorm expected to hit New York City tomorrow evening, please be advised that there will be "No Parking" on Main Street from 11:00AM Friday, February 8th, 2013 to 6:00PM Saturday, February 9th, 2013.

Sincerely,

Roosevelt Island Operating Corp Advisories Group

The NY Times reports:

... The latest forecasts, he said, called for between 12 and 20 inches of snow in the New York City region and wind gusts that could exceed 60 miles per hour.

However, with the storm still some distance away, forecasters warned that predictions could change. The first sign of the storm will be a dusting of light snow that is expected to start falling across the region Friday morning....

and:

... The morning commute on Friday could be affected by light snowfall. Temperatures are expected to rise during the day, which could mean a snowy, rainy mix — or just rain, Mr. Morrin said.

However, by Friday night, temperatures are expected to drop precipitously as cold air from the north moves down, turning the precipitation into snow....

... “The good news, I guess, if you like snow, is that we’re going to have snow,” Mr. Bloomberg said.

“The better news is that if it’s going to happen, having it happen overnight Friday into Saturday is probably as good timing as we can have,” he added, “because the Sanitation Department then has the advantage of being able to clean the streets when there’s normally less traffic.”...

Here are scenes from a January 2011 Roosevelt Island snowstorm.