Metro

Hercules puts East Coast in deep freeze

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Mayor de Blasio shoveling snow outside his home in Park Slope Friday morning.

Mayor de Blasio shoveling snow outside his home in Park Slope Friday morning.

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Snow makes it way down to the platform of the 65th Street subway station.

Snow makes it way down to the platform of the 65th Street subway station.

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A worker uses a snow blower to clear the front entrance of the Ronkonkoma Train Station Friday.

A worker uses a snow blower to clear the front entrance of the Ronkonkoma Train Station Friday.

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Snow falling during Winter Storm Hercules

A man fights through the snow in Manhattan early Friday morning.

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People shoveling snow during Winter Storm Hercules.

A man shoveling snow in Manhattan.

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Two pedestrians brave the snow during Winter Storm Hercules.

Two pedestrians brave the snow in Manhattan.

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A man walks through the snow in midtown Manhattan.

A man walks through the snow in midtown Manhattan.

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Workers try to clear up snow in midtown Manhattan.

Workers try to clear up snow in midtown Manhattan.

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A plow pushes snow near Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan.

A plow pushes snow near Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan.

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A man operates a snow blower in Manhattan.

A man operates a snow blower in Manhattan.

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A woman walks with her bicycle early Friday.

A woman walks with her bicycle early Friday.

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A plow pushes snow through Times Square.

A plow pushes snow through Times Square.

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A man shovels snow off his porch in Brooklyn.

A man shovels snow off his porch in Brooklyn.

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A man tries to walk down the street in the snow in Brooklyn.

A man tries to walk down the street in the snow in Brooklyn.

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A school bus stays parked in a snow-covered street in Brooklyn. New York City schools were closed Friday.

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The Manhattan Bridge

The Manhattan Bridge

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Taxis slowly make their way through snow-covered streets in New York.

Taxis slowly make their way through snow-covered streets in New York.

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Snow-covered chairs and a table with icicles on its rim stand in front of a restaurant in downtown Manhattan.

Snow-covered chairs and a table with icicles on its rim stand in front of a restaurant in downtown Manhattan.

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Parked cars are covered in snow in New York.

Parked cars are covered in snow in New York.

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A man plows snow in a parking lot covered in snow following an overnight snow storm that hit the northern New Jersey region, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014

A man plows snow in a New Jersey parking lot Friday.

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Children make a snow pile in Times Square, during a snowstorm, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in New York

Children make a snow pile in Times Square.

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Heavy machinery clears the snow at LaGuardia Airport during a winter storm in New York

Heavy machinery clears the snow at LaGuardia Airport.

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Men shovels snow during winter storm "Hercules" in lower Manhattan

Men shovel snow during Winter Storm Hercules in lower Manhattan.

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Two young ladies pose for a picture in the snow at 7th Avenue on Times Square

Two young ladies pose for a picture in Times Square Thursday.

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People walk through the snow during winter storm "Hercules" in lower Manhattan January 2

People walk through the snow during winter storm "Hercules" in lower Manhattan

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People in Times Square celebrate as New York City is hit by the first snowstorm of the year on Thursday night.

People in Times Square play in the snow as New York City is hit by the first winter storm of the year Thursday night.

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People in Times Square celebrate as New York City is hit by the first snowstorm of the year on Thursday night.

People in Times Square play in the snow as New York City is hit by the first winter storm of the year Thursday night.

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Times Square during Hercules

Visitors enjoy the snow on Broadway.

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NYPD booth outside mayor Bill DeBlasio's house.

The NYPD booth outside Mayor de Blasio's Park Slope home.

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A worker shovels snow away in front of a store in Lower Manhattan in New York, New York

A worker shovels snow away from the front of a store in Lower Manhattan.

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Seth Gottfried

A man takes advantage of the snow to cross-country ski up Seventh Avenue.

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Dogs are seen tied to a pay phone shelter on 3rd Ave. and 23rd St. during a snow storm in Manhattan, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2013, as they wait for their owner who was in the store.

Two dogs wait for their owner in the snow outside of a store in Manhattan.

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Snow plows clearing roads from Winter Storm Hercules that was supposed to bury the Northeast in 6-12 inches as seen on Route 21 in Newark, NJ

Snow plows attempt to clear Route 21 in Newark, NJ.

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A sanitation snow plow is seen on 23rd St. during a snow storm in Manhattan

A sanitation snow plow clears streets in Manhattan.

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A woman takes pictures of herself as snow falls on the streets of Lower Manhattan

A woman pauses to take a selfie in lower Manhattan.

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Winter storm hits New York

A person walks on a snow-covered street of Lower Manhattan.

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Times Square during Hercules

Times Square is left nearly empty by Winter Storm Hercules.

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Times Square during Hercules

Motorists attempt to make their way through Times Square.

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Times Square during Hercules

Visitors enjoy the snow in Times Square.

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People walk on the snow covered hill of Leonard Gordon Park as snow falls over them in Jersey City, NJ.

People walk on the snow covered hill of Leonard Gordon Park as snow falls over them in Jersey City, NJ.

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A truck-mounted snowblower clears a section of Route 128/I95 South in Dedham, Mass.

A truck-mounted snowblower clears a section of Route 128/I95 South in Dedham, Mass.

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Crew clears snow in Fenway Park, home of baseball's Boston Red Sox, in Boston.

Crew clears snow in Fenway Park, home of baseball's Boston Red Sox, in Boston.

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A man walks in the snow down a road along the shore in Scituate, Mass.

A man walks in the snow down a road along the shore in Scituate, Mass.

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A tattered flag flies by a flooded yard along the shore in Scituate, Mass.

A tattered flag flies by a flooded yard along the shore in Scituate, Mass.

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A man clears snow from a vehicle in Albany, NY.

A man clears snow from a vehicle in Albany, NY.

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A visitor to Rock Creek Park walks on a pedestrian bridge in Washington D.C.

A visitor to Rock Creek Park walks on a pedestrian bridge in Washington D.C.

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A jogger runs on the National Mall, with the Washington Monument in the background in Washington D.C.

A jogger runs on the National Mall, with the Washington Monument in the background in Washington D.C.