The city had its first winter storm Friday, as several inches of snowfall mixed with sleet and rain and resulted in ice.

Central Park and LaGuardia Airport measured 3.6 inches of snowfall, while John F. Kennedy airport measured 2.7 inches of snow. The above photo was taken by a NY1 viewer from a Queens rooftop.

The city has 193,000 tons of salt and 365 salt spreaders to help treat roads and highways, while the Metropolitan Transportation Authority kept its fleet of 1,600 plows working to keep outdoor tracks, switches and third rails free of snow and ice.

Crews were clearing snow from staircases leading to all 468 subway stations and Port Authority workers were put onto 12-hour shifts.

Alternate-side parking regulations were suspended through Saturday to facilitate snow removal, but parking meter rules remained in effect.

DOS officials asked the public to still put out their trash and recycling.

Despite the hassle of cleaning up after the storm, residents were glad to see their city look more like a winter landscape.

“I feel a little better about seeing the snow, you know what I’m saying?” said a New Yorker. “I’m looking forward to playing with my granddaughters and make an angel or something.”

“It really feels like Christmas now, it didn’t feel like Christmas a while ago,” said another.

Since the snowfall was lighter than predicted, Mayor Michael Bloomberg told New Yorkers to not huddle inside Friday night, but to use caution and take mass transit in lieu of driving.

“There’s really no reason to stay indoors today,” said the mayor. “Go to work, get in some last-minute shopping. The stores need the business and you need to buy things and a lot of things are on sale.”

Numerous flights were canceled Friday afternoon at all local airports. According to Port Authority, about 500 flights were canceled Friday night in local airports. For more information, go to FAA.gov.

The storm sent New Yorkers flocking to hardware stores to stock up on rock salt, shovels and windshield washer fluid. Some concerned shoppers were lined up outside a Home Depot even before it opened.

Others had to go to multiple locations to find what they needed.

"I started in Brooklyn. I didn't find no salt over there, the Home Depot," said one New Yorker. "I stopped at Queens in College Point, no salt. Let me try the Bronx. I come over the bridge, no salt either. There's a big sign that says no salt until 6 o'clock. Then I come to this one and I find salt so I grabbed three bags."

"If I wait too late, there's not going to be no salt left, so I came early," said another.

The record snowfall for the day is 15 inches, set in 1948.

Snow is expected on Sunday, which is the first night of Hanukkah, and Thursday, which is Christmas.