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RIGHT NOW IN New York, it is -6 Celsius, but feels like -10.
That’s cold. Really cold.
Cold enough for the water surrounding the island of Manhattan to freeze.
Luckily for us, the pictures are absolutely stunning.
Temperatures in the Big Apple will rise above freezing today, but will fall to minus eight overnight.
Ice surrounds the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridge on the East River
Central Park is covered in snow
Ice floats on the Hudson River
The Statue of Liberty
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Magic place – even without the snow……
Never a dull moment in NYC that is for sure.
Never a dull moment in NYC
Never a dull moment……..
Never..
The nipples on the auld statue of Liberty look pretty erect….
Brilliant pictures. Leaving downtown last night at 3am it was -14c and Google had it as feeling -22c. I’d love to go get pictures like the ones above but I might just freeze over…. (Though we have had colder since Christmas)
Was there a few weeks ago on the Staten Island Ferry at it was -15 but tolerable. It makes me laugh when we get weather warnings here in Ireland :)
The most beautiful things I seen today was my wife and daughter when I woke up but these pics are nice too :)
HAHAHAHA
Correct, this should fall under the category of an opinion piece.
It’s not all that beautiful. If I look out my window here in Sligo I can much more breathtaking views.
Sligo v Manhattan. No contest.
Over 60 million people visit the Apple every year – and its only 13.5 miles by 2.5….
There ya go again, because everyone else need lessons in the difference between sligo and new york .
*Manhattan
Some reasons Shligo is so great
1. Some of the the worlds most breathtaking scenery. From the Sligo wild Atlantic Coast to locks with irelands to Benbulben.
2. A town center unmarked by the Celtic tiger developments. With real locally owned shops you won’t find anywhere ells.
3. No American style fast food restaurants. Because our cafes, pubs and restaurants are so good no one would want to eat anywhere ells.
4. Some of the best live music in Ireland.
5. More artists and crafts people per capita than anywhere ells in Ireland. We have it all, from Hennessy award winning painters to world class sculptures, writers and blacksmiths.
Who needs New York!
Jealousy is an ugly thing David. But I understand your pain.
While I dont disagree with Sligo being a great spot you seem to be getting a little misty eyed! They built the Quayside Shopping Centre bang slap in the middle of the town and it houses TK Maxx, Next, River Island, Dealz, Dominos, Monsoon etc! McDonalds and KFC are in the Sligo Retail Park.
Sold! I want to go to Sligo now.
Quayside is not bang in the center of town. It’s off Wine Street. O’Connell Street and Castle a Street are bang center of Sligo and they are full of small inderpendent shops, as is Bridge St, Harmony Hill and the Hight St. The retail park is right on the outskirts of town. McDonalds had to shut their outlet in the center of Sligo almost ten years ago, as did Burger King, because they were not getting the trade. This is due to the vibrant cafe culture in Sligo.
I hold my hands up to being in love with Sligo and think of myself to be lucky to live in a place I love. It’s been 15 years since I moved here and Sligo just keeps getting better.
Shelly you’d be welcomed.
sligo’s far too windy to do anything
Also the Glasshouse is a Tiger-style addition. Still not happy with it, though I love Sligo.
NYC is a little over-rated. There is not much exotic about it to Irish people these days. If you want a truly American vernacular urban buildings and culture, you instead need to check out Chicago.
Chicago is by far a nicer more interesting city than NY.
Global warming my arse
Translation: “if there is global warming, then why is winter?”
Sigh.
It’s been proven global warming results in more erratic and extreme weather patterns at both ends of the spectrum…. That means blizzards too.
While New York may be freezing over, California is bone dry and running out of water.
Its 2,500 miles away – the distance between Dublin and Kiev…..
Drew, it’s been proven? I’ve been looking for proof for ages. Can you send me your links please? Thanks.
Actually what’s been proven is that if the sun spot activity goes up or down so does our weather.. Only last year we were told that the sun was unusually quiet, that instead of a solar maximum we got very little sun spot activity.. Now this year we have New York and the rest of the East Coast of America freezing over the past two months.. Do you not think that has more to do with it then me using the wrong light bulbs…
@Jason – well done for calling out the “it’s been proven” crowd. Every weather event has now been taken hostage by them as their ‘proof’.
Correction, California is not running out of water, the irrigation systems have been wrecked by environmentalists trying to save a relatively worthless fish. If it wasn’t a fish it would be a snail or worm or some other excuse.
The Delta Smelt court case in California should be a warning to us as our water possibly falls under the control of some unknown entities in the future. From 2007 to 2010, this environmental protection case shut down water deliveries to Southern California and some Central Valley farmers. The presiding judge ruled the science on which the case rested was “bogus.” During the “man-made drought” from the water shutdown, Southern California cities enacted water conservation ordinances, hired an army of water police, and raised water rates 15 percent or more. When the water shutdown order expired, and Brown officially declared the “drought” over, no cities or water districts repealed their water rate increases. Read also http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204731804574384731898375624 and http://archive.archaeology.org/1103/insider/phoenix_water_crisis_hohokam.html
Yeah in the good old days California used to get so much rain, didn’t it Drew?
New Yorkers are hoping Bane doesn’t take over the city.
Oh Conor for saying that, Bane will make sure your punishment will be more severe.
I thought that was Arnold? lol.
Soft day
Beach weather! -34 in Toronto last week with the wind chill.
Best city in the world, even though winter is dragging on a bit too much….
ain’t no globe warming round these parts, no sir.
I wonder how many people migrated from Sligo to NYC over the centuries…
Manhattan does look pretty, dont like the cold though..
The results of geo-engineering. Beautiful pics but a little bit worrying too. Could have catastrophic effects but we don’t really have much choice at this point..
This comment is the result of a wild imagination.
If you are referring to my comment, I suggest you check the facts
The ice has reached tops of skyscrapers, like a finger nail running up a spine.
Wouldn’t have said it was either crazy or beautiful, just a BAU NYC cold spell.
It’s not that bad, a few slippy streets I wouldn’t get dramatic about the weather here
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