NYC cold weather aerials

The freezing temperatures that have plagued much of the eastern U.S. haven't spared New York City. The waterways around the island of Manhattan are filled with ice.

On Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, with temperatures in the mid-teens, vessels on the Hudson and East rivers maneuvered through floating ice sheets, and the Stature of Liberty stood in a frozen harbor, raising her famous lamp.

NYC Aerials Winter Weather

Ice on the Hudson River in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Ice floats in the water near downtown Manhattan, Tuesday, Feb. 24, in New York. A wide swath of the country is experiencing record-breaking temperatures while other areas are expecting more winter precipitation Tuesday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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A ferry makes its way through ice at the tip of Manhattan in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. A wide swath of the country was shivering in freezing, record-breaking temperatures while other areas were expecting more winter precipitation Tuesday. The Weather Service said temperatures would be 15 to 25 degrees below average for most of the East Coast west to the Great Lakes and lower Mississippi River Valley. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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A boat makes its way through ice on the East River in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. A wide swath of the country was shivering in freezing, record-breaking temperatures while other areas were expecting more winter precipitation Tuesday. The Weather Service said temperatures would be 15 to 25 degrees below average for most of the East Coast west to the Great Lakes and lower Mississippi River Valley. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Ice floats under the George Washington Bridge on the Hudson River in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. A wide swath of the country is experiencing record-breaking temperatures while other areas are expecting more winter precipitation Tuesday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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The Statue of Liberty is seen in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

NYC Aerials Winter Weather

A boat travels through ice around Manhattan in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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With a view of Brooklyn in the background, ice surrounds the Brooklyn Bridge, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in New York. A wide swath of the country is experiencing record-breaking temperatures while other areas are expecting more winter precipitation Tuesday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Snow covers Central Park in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. A wide swath of the country is experiencing record-breaking temperatures while other areas are expecting more winter precipitation Tuesday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Text from AP news story, AP PHOTOS: Manhattan ringed by ice.

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