Yes, it was out of the ordinary.
It dumped lots more snow and lasted longer than others.
Just for the record, any storm that meets the criteria for the label of “blizzard” is by default out of the ordinary.
The thruway is STILL closed down! Unheard of even in ‘77. And yes I live in NY and my son and DIL live in Niagara Falls NY.
Buffalo and just south did get hit with lake effect and blizzard winds but to say it was “unprecedented” is a Rainbow Bridge too far.