Powerful Storm Paralyzes New York City as Heavy Snow Hits US East
More than 41 million people from Maine’s border with Canada to Virginia faced blizzard conditions, with thousands of flights canceled through Tuesday.
Pedestrians in the snow at Times Square during a winter storm in New York.
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For the first time in nearly a decade, a powerful winter storm has isolated New York City, and is threatening to break records across the US East Coast as it cripples transport networks and strains power grids.