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More than 30 million people are affected by a strong winter storm in the northeastern United States. The picture shows a pedestrian crossing a street in New York in driving snow.
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Andrew Kelly / REUTERS
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On the way to work: In New York it rained at night, then turned to snow in the early morning hours. What did the place look like on the way home?
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Brendan Mcdermid / REUTERS
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Lots of space in the square: A single pedestrian fights his way across Times Square, most of the other New Yorkers in this picture take shelter. Mayor Eric Adam had already sent the city's students to home schooling - but he didn't give them complete freedom.
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This person is riding a bicycle through New York. You can't see it right away, as thick as it is packed.
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Mike Segar / REUTERS
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Church Avenue, Brooklyn: A subway train runs over snow-covered, above-ground tracks. Despite the heavy snowfall, there was largely no traffic chaos in the city...
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Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
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...unless, of course, we're talking about the airports. In the New York metropolitan area, more than 1,220 flights were canceled on Tuesday, according to the website Flight Aware.
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Anyone who had time and leisure could also enjoy the beautiful aspects of the onset of winter. The snow transformed Central Park into a truly magical landscape.
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Charly Triballeau / AFP
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It's not just New York that's been affected by the snowstorm. Here people are shaking at a bus stop in Philadelphia.
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Matt Rourke/AP
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This is also Philadelphia: a man rides a scooter through the thick snow. That looks uncomfortable.
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Matt Rourke/AP
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These two students in Norton, Massachusetts have it better. If the campus is spacious enough, there is always a place to shelter.
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Mark Stockwell/AP
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