When New Yorkers woke up on Friday morning and looked at their phones' weather apps, they all saw a single-digit warning: Stay inside. It's ass cold out there.
But those brave souls put on their Canada Goose puff coats and said, "Damn you, Mother Nature! We will not be defeated!" Here are photos from their treacherous trek across the urban tundra.
True life: I haven't gotten out of bed since I looked at my #weather app. #nyc pic.twitter.com/Yq9gDp28Xm— Clarissa Blanco (@ClarBlanco) February 20, 2015
So this is the ship they say is unsinkable. A photo posted by EK_rocks (@ek_rocks) on Feb 20, 2015 at 5:12am PST
Yikes! Look at the @eastriverferry stuck in all that ice. Go with the floe! #ice #nyc pic.twitter.com/pV4cjvnAND— Michelle R. Carney (@MsMichelle) February 20, 2015
Iceberg right ahead! A photo posted by Andrew Clark (@aclark830) on Feb 20, 2015 at 5:10am PST
Frozen river A photo posted by Tami Evnin (@tevnin) on Feb 20, 2015 at 4:30am PST
#Hudsonriver is completely frozen. Ice skating time!! pic.twitter.com/0Atywjo0ID— Brian Grober (@BrianGrober) February 20, 2015
A photo posted by Jamisonbe® (@jamisonbe) on Feb 20, 2015 at 4:30am PST
Frozen river A photo posted by Dave Gilboa (@davegilboa) on Feb 20, 2015 at 5:32am PST
Frozen windows INSIDE Starbucks on my morning coffee run! #iceicebaby #freezing #iamoverthisweather #bundleup A photo posted by Daniela Ben-Zion (@kulinarykidsnyc) on Feb 20, 2015 at 5:33am PST
Daily weather check: when river ice extends beyond building shadow, stay home! A photo posted by Aimee Chang (@_aimeechang_) on Feb 20, 2015 at 5:22am PST
Icy commute this morning. A photo posted by Noah Lumsden (@noalarmsand) on Feb 20, 2015 at 5:31am PST
Dear Polar Vortex, Go back to the poles, Alaska misses you. A photo posted by Anne Ruthmann (@anneruthmann) on Feb 20, 2015 at 4:27am PST
Our ice-covered ferry finally docks. Looking like a vanilla frosted cake. pic.twitter.com/llpUjO4lt5— Pete Jones (@pjones4) February 20, 2015