New Yorkers brave heavy snow and frigid temperatures as the first major winter storm of the season hits the city on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026.
A man walks across Sixth Avenue as snow falls in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Jan. 25, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)A skier makes her way in Central Park in Manhattan on Sunday, January 25, 2026. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)A pedestrian crosses Madison Ave. in the UES Sunday, January 25, 2026 in Manhattan, New York, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)A snow plow clears snow on Lexington Ave. in the UES in Manhattan on Sunday, January 25, 2026. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)People enjoy sledding on Cedar Hill in Central Park in Manhattan on Sunday, January 25, 2026. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)Central Park visitors take a selfie Sunday, January 25, 2026 in Manhattan, New York, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)A man runs in the snow near the Manhattan Bridge in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City on Jan. 25, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)(Broadway) Snow Storm Weather Shots in the Bronx on Sunday January 25, 2026. 0729. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)People go sledding in the snow at Cedar Hill in Central Park in New York City on January 25, 2026. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty Images)People walk across the Brooklyn Bridge as snow falls in New York City on January 25, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)A man carries an umbrella as he walks past food vendors as snow falls in New York City on January 25, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)Snow falls as a person crosses a street in the DUMBO neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on January 25, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)People walk in Central Park as snow falls in New York City on January 25, 2026. (Photo by TIMOTHY A.CLARY / AFP via Getty Images)A person holds an umbrella as snow falls in Central Park in New York City on January 25, 2026. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty Images)A person cross-country skis through Times Square during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)Women go jogging in Van Cortlandt Park during the snow storm in the Bronx on Sunday, January 25, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)A man pushing along his bicycle during a snow storm in the Bronx on Sunday January 25, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)People take photos in Times Square during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)People walk around a frozen fountain at Bryant Park during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)Pedestrians cross the street near Times Square during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)Police direct traffic past a car stuck going across the Brooklyn Bridge as it snows on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Alyssa Goodman)
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