Buried taxi near Times Square

Winter 'wild card' in NYC

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December 29th 2010
I prayed for snow, but i never expected a snow blizzard. We experienced the largest snow storm in New York City (NYC) since 1996. When we walked outside our hotel to stroll along 7th avenue from west 29th street on Boxing Day, Pete and I thought it was just a typical winter's day in NYC. Wrong. NYC was declared a state of Emergency - and we were oblivious to the whole thing. Like so many other ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more