A collection of the best tweets from New York ahead of the record storm

IN THE wake of New York’s monstrous weather event, resident have taken to Twitter. There has been a wide variety of tweets and we have compiled the best.

A woman crosses a mostly empty 42nd Street in Times Square, New York (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

ALTHOUGH residents of New York have been busy bracing for record snowfall and treacherous conditions, they haven’t missed the opportunity to take to Twitter.

In the wake of the monstrous weather event, the hashtags #Snowmageddon2015 and #Blizzardof2015 have been gaining serious momentum.

We have compiled a list of tweets that give an insight from ground zero and also included some of the quirky ones making light of the situation.

Celebs react to #Snowmageddon2015- including @JustinBieber, @lenadunham, @Jaime_King and more! http://t.co/jlQtDc0cbg pic.twitter.com/Iz564Yiy6R

— ET Canada (@ETCanada) January 26, 2015

Ready for #Snowmageddon2015? http://t.co/gRfamvy4nn #blizzardof2015 pic.twitter.com/lsNA0mCDnX

— Bloomberg Business (@business) January 26, 2015

View of the @UN building from our mission. Wait, where's the UN building? #Snowmageddon2015 #NYCblizzard pic.twitter.com/c8LP9MR7fE

— German Mission to UN (@GermanyUN) January 26, 2015

The scene from #Snowmageddon2015 today in NYC! #HoldOnToYourButts pic.twitter.com/0JTr7u62Uh

— Christian Onassis™ (@COnassis) January 27, 2015

Skiing in Lower Manhattan #blizzardof2015 #NYC @GMA @Ginger_Zee @LeeGoldbergABC7 @Evansweather pic.twitter.com/uwRoCtsQC0

— Max Guliani (@maximusupinNYc) January 27, 2015

Grab a blanket and your bae: https://t.co/C2DoOvpa4P #blizzardof2015 pic.twitter.com/9c2qXVbiTI

— Valerie De La Rosa (@vdlr) January 27, 2015

We bring you greetings from Upstate NY. #blizzardof2015 pic.twitter.com/NAAa81a5e6

— NYFarmer (@NYFarmer) January 27, 2015

From Penn Station earlier to Times Square subway now, NYC transit is slowly shutting down for #blizzardof2015. pic.twitter.com/Dld00iWdGb

— ABC News (@ABC) January 27, 2015

Things are getting super weird on the deserted streets of #NYC during the #BlizzardOf2015 pic.twitter.com/ib7qsxqUOz

— Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) January 27, 2015

Be careful out there! #Snowmageddon2015 pic.twitter.com/2W9ANmtqoi

— Red Bull (@redbull) January 26, 2015

This guy never gets old. #Snowmageddon2015 pic.twitter.com/G2D4Thn3Ip

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) January 27, 2015

The whole city is shutting down & the only item completely sold out is salad greens. I'm impressed.#Snowmageddon2015 pic.twitter.com/j2vxFpUdlV

— Lauren Stephan (@LaurenStephan) January 27, 2015

Originally published as A collection of the best tweets from New York ahead of the record storm