Talking NYC specifically, here are their totals since 1999-00. No doubt a number of nice years for them and they've done it by getting some big time storms. But there are some real clunkers in there too, especially lately.

I remember January of 1985. We had snow on the ground and stagnant but cold conditions. Most of the serious cold stayed east of the Rockies. February saw the return of more active weather.

wet and warm. get out the slip 'n slide

1995-96. I will never forget that. The NE got hammered and then it retrograded to the NW. We had a total of three decent weeks once that happened. A period of just cold enough to snow with several small events, and then a bigger snow with Arctic air.

I think you kind of have to "hate" I-95 if you're not from there. It's like an automatic thing. I don't like the NYC sports teams. I don't have a compelling reason why for the most part. I mean I guess I do for the Yankees since they have been such a crazy successful franchise over the years. Anyway, it's all in good fun, at least for me. I don't actually hate those places in the truest sense.