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Monday, January 17th, 2022, Good Morning!

2022-01-17T10:00:00-05:00

Good morning! Wishing you a happy Monday, January 17th, 2022 from all of us at Viewing NYC!

Here's what the weather looks like in the City right now.

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Here's What Happened at the 114th Annual Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge

2018-01-02T15:30:00-05:00

Every January 1st for the past 114 years, a small group of brave people have taken a frigid swim in the Atlantic as part of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club Plunge. Not only did they want to jump into the 37° waters on a day with temperatures lower than 20°, they also paid to do so! With proceeds going to charity, of course.

This year, we are raising funds to support the Coney Island community including the New York Aquarium, Alliance for Coney Island and other local arts and history organizations. Coney Island is a neighborhood of 50,000 with a poverty rate close to 30% and is situated right on the Atlantic Ocean.

In this short video from the Staten Island Advance, see how this year's plunge turned out.

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Will the East River Freeze Over This Week Like it Did in 1871?

2017-12-27T15:00:00-05:00

With an extremely cold winter weather advisory issued for this week in New York City, could we see a freezing of the East River like we did in 1871? This vintage illustration shows the "East River ice bridge" which allowed New Yorkers to cross between Manhattan and Brooklyn by foot a decade before the Brooklyn Bridge opened. Check out the specimen page on the New York Public Library's Digital Collections for more info on the illustration.

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Extra Cold Winter Weather Advisory Issued This Week in New York City

2017-12-27T12:00:00-05:00

Another arctic chill is upon this week in New York City, prompting the New York City Office of Emergency Management to issue a winter weather advisory for the next 7 days.

The New York City Emergency Management Department today urged New Yorkers to prepare for bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills through the rest of the week. According to the National Weather Service forecast, temperatures will stay below freezing this week with an average forecast temperature of 19 degrees for the next seven days. […] Throughout the week, daytime temperatures will generally reach into the teens to mid-20s, while lows will drop into the single digits and teens. Single digit wind chills are expected during the overnight hours through the weekend.

Check out the full advisory for tips on how to stay safe and warm. Also check out this funnyish PSA video from the City about winter weather.

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Check Out These Winter Jacket Vending Machines at the La Guardia Airport Arrival Terminal

2017-12-23T16:00:00-05:00

If you are not from here, the cold winter weather in New York City can catch you by surprise. Japanese clothing company Uniqlo is brilliantly capitalizing on this by setting up fancy vending machines in local airport arrival terminals that sell down jackets to cold travelers. I really wouldn't expect anything less from a company based in a vending-machine obsessed country!

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[PHOTOS] Bryant Park Fountain Covered in Beautiful Ice Sculptures After Blistering Cold Spell

2017-01-10T09:00:00-05:00

Every winter, Bryant Park's Josephine Shaw Lowell Fountain nearly completely freezes over as New York City temperatures plunge below zero. Despite the deep freeze, the park does not shutoff the water flow, resulting in amazing icicles and a compounding ice sculpture that amazes tourists and locals alike.

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Watch These New Yorkers Take the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge

2017-01-02T13:34:59-05:00

The Polar Bear Club is an annual winter swim event where members and guests swim every winter Sunday in the cold Atlantic waters off of Coney Island. The largest swim they organize is the New Years Day Coney Island Plunge, in which non-members are invited to take a dip in the frigid waters.

January 1st 2017 was unseasonally warm in New York City, bringing larger crowds out for a brisk jump in the ocean. Check it out in this video from the New York Daily News.

Hundreds of New Yorkers braved the cold and dove into the water at Coney Island for the Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day.

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Brutal Cold Once Again Turns Bryant Park Fountain Into a Beautiful Ice Sculpture

2016-02-15T11:02:32-05:00

One of the most predictable occurrences in the City during a sub-zero cold spell is the freezing over of the fountain in Bryant Park. Check out this year's deep freeze in this video from CBS New York.

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Check Out This Aerial Video of the 2016 Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge

2016-01-06T13:15:43-05:00

2nd time filming the annual Coney Island, Brooklyn New York City Polar Bear Club plunge with my Drone. It's always amazing to see these super humans participate in this event, not just for senseless fun, but for a cause. That cause is and not limited to cancer, Lupus, to name a few.

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Watch Hundreds Hit the Waters for 2016 Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge

2016-01-02T14:11:40-05:00

Brave souls participated in the Polar Bear Plunge by jumping into the water at Coney Island Beach to celebrate the New Year and raise funds for several charities.

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