After a record-breaking month of weather in the U.S., the first indications of spring finally reached New York on Sunday, as temperatures rose into the high 40s.
City-dwellers emerged from their over-priced hibernation zones to enjoy the mild weather as the slippery snow piles dominating our sidewalks and street corners began to melt. Birds chirped their sweet spring songs, the sun peeked its head out from behind the new building that's conquering our skyline and at least one New Yorker cracked a brief smile before stepping in a pile of trash.
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Just like every spring, the melting snow revealed the dirty secret that the icy piles have been hiding for the past few months: piles of dirt and trash.
But don't get too excited, New York -- there's still a chance it will snow as early as this weekend.