Scenes from a frozen Northeast (19 images)

A powerful winter storm meteorologists call a "bomb cyclone" hit the East Coast, with hurricane-strength winds battering some cities, as well as ice and snow. An arctic cold front is expected through the weekend.

A pedestrian lies on the ground for a photo bundled up for cold weather walk in Times Square in below-freezing temperatures. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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A snow plough clears the streets in the east village of Manhattan. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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Pedestrians bundled up for cold weather walk in Union Square. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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The sun rises on the Manhattan skyline in Weehawken, N.J., on Friday. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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