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As we all know, Mayor Bill de Blasio repeatedly warned New Yorkers about the impending blizzard (that ultimately wasn't) with statements like, "We are facing most likely one of the largest snowstorms in the history of this city. Prepare for the worst and we will all be able to get through this." So The Onion responded with "NYC Mayor: ‘Reconcile Yourselves With Your God, For All Will Perish In The Tempest.'" Now, probably suffering survivor's guilt, de Blasio gave reporters a dramatic reading of the article.

Mayor de Blasio just performed a dramatic reading of The Onion snow story in Room 9. @deBlasioNYC pic.twitter.com/IjWQ8hXevU — Mara Gay (@MaraGay) January 27, 2015

Now we know what Dante's and Chiara's bedtime must have been like!

Anyway, de Blasio said earlier today, "The bottom line is: we got lucky. We were prepared. The City responded," reminding everyone who is complaining about New York getting soft, "As a child, I did walk barefoot in the snow so I share some of that concern. I think it's not softness to respond to extreme weather. I think there is a problem of people wanting everything to be convenient and this stuff is never going to be convenient….We are going to be very forceful in our messages to people when we sense danger."

