Blizzard Hits the Northeast

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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-update-8_uqtc9i — A man directs people who were shoveling out cars in the Bay Ridge area of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, Dec. 27, 2010.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-update-9_gc3was — A New Yorker walks her dog in Central Park in New York December 27, 2010 after a blizzard dropped 18 to 20 inches (46 to 51 cm) of snow in the area.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-update-10_varpst — A taxi lies abandoned following a major blizzard December 27, 2010 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-update-11_gawhwi — Children and adults play on high mounds of snow in Times Square in New York, on Monday, Dec. 27, 2010.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-update-6_cc6hrd — Grounded airplanes sit at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, following the major blizzard.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-update-5_rxtyk3 — Stranded travelers rest among dozens of suitcases at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-update-4_gnzbxm — New Yorkers cross over a snow-covered street on the Upper East Side on Dec. 26. As much as 18 inches of snow dropped on the city.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-update-3_n3saww — A maintenance worker clears snow from the sidewalk on Broadway in New York's Times Square on Dec. 26.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-update-1_om9zkb — Amy Sherna is bundled against the cold wind and blowing snow as she walks home along The Boardwalk in Atlantic City on Dec. 26.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-update-2_abe8lj — A man cleans the sidewalk in front of Geno's Steaks during the blizzard on Dec. 26 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-snow-snow-5_tqgjgz — A father shakes a tree limb to keep the snow falling while carrying his daughter in North Carolina on Sunday.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-snow-snow-1_dvah4w — The Manhattan Bridge as seen from Brooklyn.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-snow-snow_yptox8 — A morning walk through snow in Raleigh, N.C.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-snow-snow-3_iesngy — Snow falls in New York.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-snow-snow-2_noswfe — An ATV adventurer fills up before enjoying the snow in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-snow-snow-4_nhpzb3 — Walking in the snow along a rural road in Pennsylvania.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-snow-snow-6_l0vym4 — Sledders pilot their mat over a jump made of packed snow in Cary, North Carolina.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-snow-snow-8_ewmus7 — The frozen Potomac River blanketed with snow in D.C. on Christmas Day. In the background are the U.S. Capitol dome, the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and the Washington Monument.
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galleries/2010/12/26/blizzard-hits-the-northeast/snow-snow-snow-7_dp8etk — A dog looks out of a car window while stopped in traffic on I-95 in New Jersey.
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