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People play with hail on the beach following winter storms that blanketed the region with rain, snow, and hail in Manhattan Beach, California. AFP
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A person cycles through the Times Square during a snow storm, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, in the Manhattan borough of New York City on February 1, 2021. Reuters
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A snowplough removes snow from the Times Square during a snow storm, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Reuters
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A couple walks on the Brooklyn Bridge on Monday, February 1, 2021. A winter snowstorm walloped the Eastern US on Monday. AP
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People walk along a snow covered street as snow falls in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. AFP
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Snow covers a social distancing bubble dining tent outside a restaurant in New York. Bloomberg
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A delivery person rides a bicycle as snow falls in New York. Bloomberg
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An empty outdoor dining area of a restaurant during a snow storm in New York. Bloomberg
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A fire truck drives along a snow covered road during a Nor'Easter snow storm in Guttenberg, New Jersey. AFP
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A double parked car waits covered in snow in the Brooklyn borough. New York City and much of the Northeast is being hit by a major winter storm that is expected to bring as much as two feet of snow when done sometime Tuesday morning. Schools, public transportation and vaccine centers across the region are being impacted by the storm. AFP
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A National Guard soldier stands his post in front of the US Capitol, on Monday, February 1, 2021, in Washington. AP
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A child is pulled on a sled along 14th Street in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn. NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a State of Emergency and MTA officials announced that above-ground subway service would be suspended. AFP
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Workers clear snow off a subway station platform in Brooklyn. AFP
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A resident clears snow from his car in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on February 1, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. More than a foot of snow fell in some areas of the city during a winter storm that lasted most of the past weekend. AFP
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A masked snowman sits on the National Mall in Washington, DC. AFP
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A couple throw snowballs in Washington, DC. Bloomberg
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People play with snow as snow begins to fall in Times Square during a snow storm in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Reuters
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A snowman is seen on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP
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A powerful winter storm is set to dump feet of snow along a stretch of the US east coast including New York City after blanketing the nation's capital. AFP
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A dog sits in Times Square during a winter storm in New York City. AFP
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A snowkiting sail hangs in the air over Medicine Lake in Plymouth, Minnesota.AFP
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Snowkiting is a growing sport, as people seek new outdoor activities in the winter. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images/AFP
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Snowkiting is a growing sport, as people seek new outdoor activities in the winter. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images/AFP
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Mike Kratochwill flies through the air while snowkiting on Lake Minnetonka. AFP
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Snowkiting is a growing sport, as people seek new outdoor activities in the winter. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images/AFP
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Snowkiting is a growing sport, as people seek new outdoor activities in the winter. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images/AFP
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Teenagers play with hail on the beach following winter storms that blanketed the region with rain, snow, and hail in Manhattan Beach, California. AFP
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People play with hail on the beach following winter storms that blanketed the region with rain, snow, and hail in Manhattan Beach, California. AFP
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A person cycles through the Times Square during a snow storm, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, in the Manhattan borough of New York City on February 1, 2021. Reuters
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A snowplough removes snow from the Times Square during a snow storm, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Reuters
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A couple walks on the Brooklyn Bridge on Monday, February 1, 2021. A winter snowstorm walloped the Eastern US on Monday. AP
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People walk along a snow covered street as snow falls in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. AFP
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Snow covers a social distancing bubble dining tent outside a restaurant in New York. Bloomberg
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A delivery person rides a bicycle as snow falls in New York. Bloomberg
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An empty outdoor dining area of a restaurant during a snow storm in New York. Bloomberg
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A fire truck drives along a snow covered road during a Nor'Easter snow storm in Guttenberg, New Jersey. AFP
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A double parked car waits covered in snow in the Brooklyn borough. New York City and much of the Northeast is being hit by a major winter storm that is expected to bring as much as two feet of snow when done sometime Tuesday morning. Schools, public transportation and vaccine centers across the region are being impacted by the storm. AFP
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A National Guard soldier stands his post in front of the US Capitol, on Monday, February 1, 2021, in Washington. AP
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A child is pulled on a sled along 14th Street in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn. NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a State of Emergency and MTA officials announced that above-ground subway service would be suspended. AFP
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Workers clear snow off a subway station platform in Brooklyn. AFP
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A resident clears snow from his car in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on February 1, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. More than a foot of snow fell in some areas of the city during a winter storm that lasted most of the past weekend. AFP
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A masked snowman sits on the National Mall in Washington, DC. AFP
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A couple throw snowballs in Washington, DC. Bloomberg
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People play with snow as snow begins to fall in Times Square during a snow storm in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Reuters
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A snowman is seen on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP
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A powerful winter storm is set to dump feet of snow along a stretch of the US east coast including New York City after blanketing the nation's capital. AFP
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A dog sits in Times Square during a winter storm in New York City. AFP
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A snowkiting sail hangs in the air over Medicine Lake in Plymouth, Minnesota.AFP
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Snowkiting is a growing sport, as people seek new outdoor activities in the winter. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images/AFP
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Snowkiting is a growing sport, as people seek new outdoor activities in the winter. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images/AFP
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Mike Kratochwill flies through the air while snowkiting on Lake Minnetonka. AFP
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Snowkiting is a growing sport, as people seek new outdoor activities in the winter. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images/AFP
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Snowkiting is a growing sport, as people seek new outdoor activities in the winter. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images/AFP
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Teenagers play with hail on the beach following winter storms that blanketed the region with rain, snow, and hail in Manhattan Beach, California. AFP
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People play with hail on the beach following winter storms that blanketed the region with rain, snow, and hail in Manhattan Beach, California. AFP
First winter storm of 2021 slams New York City and other parts of north-east
The storm, the year's first 'Nor'easter', could bring as much as two feet of snow to the area
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