Across New York City, supermarket shelves were emptying out as shoppers hustled to buy last-minute supplies.

Shopping cart gridlock descended Monday at Fairway, the gourmet grocery on Manhattan�s Upper West Side.

The meat shelves were all but bare.

Nervous, annoyed customers shoved past each other. One frustrated woman muttered, �I can�t take this.�

Outside on Broadway, the checkout line stretched for a block as the wind and snow picked up.

Myriam Zecco wasn�t there because of the storm. She was on her regular Monday shopping excursion.

She laughed as she watched the crowd scene, observing that �Fairway is not going to disappear.�

(AP)