Just bundle up and stay warm…
It’s their crosswalk to bear.
As New Yorkers hunker down amid the longest deep freeze in 20 years, town’s college crossing guards are bundling up and braving the icy components. Call them real-life snow angels.
What’s a troublesome job on the best of days is made more treacherous amid the Arctic blast, with slippery ice, snow plows and sludge — as effectively as temperatures that have stubbornly remained below freezing for an whole week.
“It’s impossible to even see, it’s so cold, and then the wind gust picks up, especially in this area,” crossing guard Concetta Diaz, 51, told The Post on Friday outdoors P.S. 029 John M. Harrigan Elementary School in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.
At the Brooklyn’s P.S. 261 Zipporiah Mills Elementary School, crossing guard Iverson Glasgow, 26, spent a freezing Friday safely escorting children to class. Paul Martinka
Crossing guard Concetta Diaz, 51, is seen bundled up outdoors P.S. 029 John M. Harrigan Elementary School in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. Helayne Seidman for the NY Post
Cool man, cold temps: Glasgow made a level to fist-bump and high-five the freezing children as they safely crossed the road at the end of the college day. Paul Martinka
“The visibility is not that great,” she added. “It gets very rough, very rough, and sometimes, you know, the traffic doesn’t cooperate. We have people running the lights on us; they don’t slow down.”
Diaz has been working as a crossing guard for the past seven years, and has never skilled climate as bitter and brutal as the current cold snap.
On Friday, the temperature topped just 18 levels, but with the icy winds whipping off the waters of the close by East River, it felt as low as -10 at occasions.
“It’s brutally cold, so we just bundle up extra layers, hand warmers, gloves, scarves,” Diaz declared. “Luckily, the school over here is kind enough to let us go in and out to warm up, and basically, we just come in and get the job done.”
Diaz has been working as a crossing guard for the past seven years, and has never skilled climate as bitter and brutal as the current cold snap. Helayne Seidman for the NY Post
Diaz left nothing to likelihood, including additional layers and thermals. She also saved hand and foot heaters at the prepared Helayne Seidman for the NY Post
“This guy’s just always happy, man,” dad Ben Prebreza said of Glasgow while selecting up his son, Blair. “It doesn’t matter what weather it is. He’s still always smiling.” Paul Martinka
At the close by P.S. 261 Zipporiah Mills Elementary School, crossing guard Iverson Glasgow, 26, was equally shivering through his shift.
“Oh, man, it’s really cold out here, but I still gotta deal with it,” Glasgow told The Post. “I still gotta cross the kids and keep them safe.”
But while he could also be cold, this crossing guard is nothing but cool.
Glasgow made a level to fist-bump and high-five the freezing children as they safely crossed the road at the end of the college day.
“This guy’s just always happy, man,” dad Ben Prebreza said of Glasgow while selecting up his son, Blair. “It doesn’t matter what weather it is. He’s still always smiling, always saying, ‘Hello!’ He takes his job serious. He’s a real good guy… The best personality.”
Cobble Hill local, Sylvia, 67, concurred.
“The best school crossing guard in all the neighborhood,” she gushed. “All the kids love him, all the nannies love him, all the parents love him. He’s the best.”
Glasgow was ready to keep warm by transferring around and even doing push-ups against an icy fence. Paul Martinka
“Oh, man, it’s really cold out here, but I still gotta deal with it, man. I still gotta cross the kids and keep the them safe,” Glasgow told The Post. Paul Martinka
“Be positive out there,” Glasgow declared. “Be happy, be safe. Let’s get it!” Paul Martinka
Glasgow — who works seven hours a day, 5 days a week, rain, hail or shine — was ready to keep warm by transferring around and even doing push-ups against an icy fence.
Diaz, meanwhile, left nothing to likelihood, including additional layers and thermals. She was also prepared to improvise with further scarves and a face masks, saying: “Whatever we can get, [we] just bundle up and stay warm.”
There’s no end in sight to the current deep freeze, which is predicted to be the longest cold snap in New York City since at least 2003.
But Glasgow and Diaz can take coronary heart — if not heat — in the fact they’re beloved by their communities.
“I feel like I’m appreciated,” Diaz said. “I feel good knowing them, to be keeping people safe, and that’s important, especially in today’s world. At least the kids trust you and they feel like they’re safe, and that’s important.”
“Be positive out there,” Glasgow added. “Be happy, be safe. Let’s get it!”
— Additional reporting by Helayne Seidman
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