New York City. Babylon, NY: 25.6"; Boston: 13.3"; Bridgeport: 11.0"; Groton, CT: 10.5"; Hartford: 14.0"; New York City: 13.5"; Philadelphia: 8.7"; Providence: 14.7"; Wshington, DC: 1.7"; and, Worcester: 7.0"
Source: "A Look at the City After the Storm and a Reminder of What It Was Like Earlier," The New York Times, March 20, 1956