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[PHOTOS] NYC Hit By Rare Blizzard Warning As Major Storm Paralyzes Northeast

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New York City faced its first blizzard warning in nine years Monday as a powerful nor’easter dumped up to nearly 2 feet of snow, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands across the Northeast, and triggered widespread travel disruptions nationwide. The storm blanketed large swaths of the region, with more than 69 million people under winter alerts at various points […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 23, 2026
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Windham Mountain Club, NY, to Offer Helicopter Flights To and From New York City

  Getting to the mountain during the season to hit the slopes can sometimes take hours. It is something that every skier and snowboarder has to deal with. Traffic congestion on highways, interstates, and access roads to ski resorts can be a nightmare for skiers just trying to have a relaxing day on the mountain. One ski resort is trying […]

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Avatar photo Gregg Frantz | December 22, 2024
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Brain Post: The Great Blizzard of 1888 – Deadliest Blizzard in US History

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The Great Blizzard of 1888 killed over 400 Americans and caused at least $20,000,000 in damages. On March 11, 1888, snow began falling, temperatures dropped, and wind speeds exponentially increased across the East Coast. New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Maine were the most affected areas which received up to 55 inches of snow and wind speeds of up to […]

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Jesse | July 31, 2021
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Insane Clip: BASE Jump off NYC Freedom Tower

What are you doing at 3am? Probably not BASE jumping from the top of the Freedom Tower in New York City! Four men BASE Jumped off the tower on in September 2013 (East Coasters, note the lack of snow). New York Police Department has arrested the four men, James Brady, Kyle Hartwell, Marko Markovich, and Andrew Rossig. The Freedom Tower is still under construction, and recently a 16-year old boy was arrested after he climbed […]

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