Images: Snow Hits the East Coast
A pedestrian takes a photograph under falling snow in Times Square, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in New York. The storm is expected to bring snow, stiff winds and punishing cold into the Northeast.
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio shovels the sidewalk in front of his house in New York, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. New York City public schools were closed Friday after up to 7 inches of snow fell by morning in the first snowstorm of the winter, and it the first test for the new mayor hours after he was sworn in.
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Aidan Morton and Monica Margolis play in the snow on the Brooklyn Bridge during a snowstorm, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in New York. The storm is expected to bring snow, stiff winds and punishing cold into the Northeast.
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Workers clear sidewalks of snow on Fifth Avenue, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in New York. New York City public schools were closed Friday after up to 7 inches of snow fell by morning in the first snowstorm of the winter.
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Ice from breaking waves coats a house along the shore in Scituate, Mass., Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. A winter storm slammed into the U.S. Northeast with howling winds and frigid cold, dumping nearly 2 feet of snow in some parts and whipping up blizzard-like conditions Friday.
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The Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial is covered in snow in Annapolis, Md., Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. After a storm blew through the Washington region overnight, roads are being cleared and many schools systems are closed. The federal government and the District of Columbia government will be open Friday, but workers have the option to take leave or telework.
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A man who did not wish to be identified uses a snowblower to clear a path Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in New York. The New York City Office of Emergency Management issued a hazardous travel advisory into Friday, warning that roads likely would be icy and snow would continue to drift.
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A boy, left, sleds down the hill as others look on during a late night snowfall at Leonard Gordon Park, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in Jersey City, N.J. Snow and bone-chilling temperatures are expected for the overnight hours with substantial accumulation predicted.
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A unicyclist crosses the street during a snowstorm in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in New York. The storm is expected to bring snow, stiff winds and punishing cold into the Northeast.
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A bicycle is buried by overnight snowfall, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in the Queens borough of New York. New York City public schools were closed Friday after up to 7 inches of snow fell by morning in the first snowstorm of the winter.
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A man plows snow in a parking lot covered in snow following an overnight snowstorm that hit the northern New Jersey region, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in Jersey City, N.J. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie declared a state of emergency Thursday, urging residents to stay home. Schools were closed as temperatures reached below 20 degrees with wind-chills below zero in some places.
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Children make a snow pile in Times Square, during a snowstorm, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in New York. The storm is expected to bring snow, stiff winds and punishing cold into the Northeast.
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Workers clean snow from the steps of TKTS Times Square ticket booth, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in New York. The storm is expected to bring snow, stiff winds and punishing cold into the Northeast.
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Pedestrians brave wind and snow as they cross Fifth Avenue, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in New York. New York City public schools were closed Friday after up to 7 inches of snow fell by morning in the first snowstorm of the winter. A winter storm slammed into the U.S. Northeast with howling winds and frigid cold, dumping nearly 2 feet (60 centimeters) of snow in some parts and whipping up blizzard-like conditions Friday.
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A man who did not wish to be identified uses a snowblower to clear a path near an apartment complex Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in the Queens borough of New York. The New York City Office of Emergency Management issued a hazardous travel advisory into Friday, warning that roads likely would be icy and snow would continue to drift.
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Houses line a flooded street along the shore in Scituate, Mass., Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. A blustering winter storm that dropped nearly 2 feet of snow just north of Boston, shut down major highways in New York and Pennsylvania and forced U.S. airlines to cancel thousands of flights nationwide menaced the Northeast on Friday with howling winds and frigid temperatures.
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Pedestrians cross 34th Street and 6th Avenue under falling snow in Herald Square, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in New York. The storm is expected to bring snow, stiff winds and punishing cold into the Northeast.
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A man plows snow in a parking lot covered in snow following an overnight snowstorm that hit the northern New Jersey region, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in Jersey City, N.J. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie declared state of emergency Thursday, urging residents to stay home. Schools were closed as temperatures reached below 20 degrees with wind-chills below zero in some places.
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A child makes a snow angel in Times Square, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in New York. The snowstorm is expected to bring snow, stiff winds and punishing cold into the Northeast.
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A man clears snow from a vehicle on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. A winter storm slammed into the U.S. Northeast with howling winds and frigid cold, dumping nearly two feet (60 centimeters) of snow in some parts and whipping up blizzard-like conditions Friday.
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