Around 12 a.m. on January 26, 2015 at Eighth Avenue near 23rd Street. (Ben Chasteen/Epoch Times)
The U.S. Post Office at around 9:30 p.m. during the blizzard in New York on Jan. 26, 2015. (Amir Talai/Epoch Times)
Port Authority at around 9:30 p.m., which is virtually empty from the blizzard in New York on Jan. 26, 2015. (Amir Talai/Epoch Times)
Times Square at around 9:30 p.m., which is virtually empty from the blizzard in New York on Jan. 26, 2015. (Amir Talai/Epoch Times)
Times Square at around 9:30 p.m., which is virtually empty from the blizzard in New York on Jan. 26, 2015. (Amir Talai/Epoch Times)
The Grand Central Terminal preparing to close down due to the blizzard in New York on Jan. 26, 2015. (Amir Talai/Epoch Times)
A person crosses a snow-covered street in the Upper West Side neighborhood of New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
A woman crosses a mostly empty 42nd Street in Times Square, New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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A plow is driven through Times Square on January 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)
Pedestrians stop to take pictures in Times Square on January 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)
Pedestrians walk through Times Square on January 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)
Pedestrians walk through Times Square on January 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)
A cab drives through Times Square ahead of mandatory street closures on January 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)
A Citi Bike is covered in snow in Times Square on January 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)
Birds fly near the Statue of Liberty during a storm seen from Liberty State Park, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Vehicles are seen driving along a street in New York during a snow storm on January 26, 2015. (AFP/Getty Images)
A US Airways jet is de-iced prior to takeoff at Laguardia Airport on January 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Passengers look at flight status at Laguardia Airport on January 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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A tugboat sails on the East River during a snow storm in New York on January 26, 2015. (AFP/Getty Images)
A woman uses an umbrella during a snow storm in New York's Times Square on January 26, 2015. (AFP/Getty Images)
A woman walks during a snow storm in New York's Times Square on January 26, 2015. (AFP/Getty Images)
A postal worker waits to cross Canal St. during a snowstorm on January 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Preston Rescigno/Getty Images)
People wait for their train platform to be announced at Penn Station while a major snowstorm begins on January 26, 2015 in New York City. The storm is expected to bring 1-3 feet of snow to the New York City region over the next 36 hours. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
People cross a city street in a snow storm in New York on January 26, 2015. (AFP/Getty Images)
The New York City skyline is shrouded in snow on January 26, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A man clears a sidewalk in heavy snow on January 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
People walk along a Manhattan street in heavy snow on January 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A woman walks along a Manhattan street in heavy snow on January 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Cars drive on a Manhattan Street in heavy snow on January 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Cars drive on a Manhattan Street in heavy snow on January 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A lone person walks across the Brooklyn Bridge in heavy snow on January 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (L) leaves a news conference at the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) where he updated New Yorkers on a large snow storm on January 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
In this handout provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from the GOES-East satellite, a major winter storm develops over the mid-Atlantic region and is bringing snow to the Northeast of the U.S. pictured at 14:15 UTC on January 26, 2015. (Photo by NOAA/NASA GOES Project via Getty Images)
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]