Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Type 19000
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Human Factors
We landed on Runway 4 and due to the snow removal operations that were occurring at the time as the front had just cleared the city; with numerous taxiways closed or impassable; we were instructed to exit onto Runway 13/31 and taxi to hold short of Lima. We were then cleared onto Lima; Alpha to the gate; but it turned out that there was on outbound Company coming out of the alley. We then were told to hold short of Bravo on Lima. We did and then I heard Ground give the outbound Company aircraft instructions to taxi Lima; Bravo.  I said to my FO (First Officer) that I didn't think we had room for him to clear us. As he came past Spot X I was concerned. As he started onto Lima I said 'I think this is too tight.' As he started his turn onto Lima I knew it was unsafe and I instructed him three times on Ground frequency to stop. He did. We were staring at his right winglet very close to us. I then coordinated with Company and Ground to get a tug out to us. Because we were inbound; I had the Ground Crew push us back towards Runway 13/31 on Lima to allow [the Company aircraft] to continue his taxi. We then continued to the gate. I have since talked to and debriefed the other Captain to get his view of what occurred and to talk about the safety concerns that I had. No metal was bent; but it would have if we hadn't both realized his close proximity to our aircraft. There were parallax concerns from Ground's view and the other crew's view. Speaking up is critical when things don't look right. The substantial numbers of snow removal trucks and plows along with closed taxiways that were constantly changing made it even more challenging.
Air carrier Captain reported a near collison during taxi in LGA.