Buffalo

 NY Times: In Buffalo, Even the Rescuers Needed Rescuing - Two days after a raging blizzard struck, residents remained trapped in cars and in homes without heat. The death toll in the region rose to 17. By Sarah Maslin Nir and Michael D. Regan

For 11 long, dark hours over Christmas Eve, Mr. Santiago and his family sat in their minivan after getting stuck in a snowbank at Alabama and Fulton Streets in Buffalo.