US big freeze in pictures

Bedford Park in the Bronx has recorded New York City’s highest ever snow total – 11.6 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Central Park (pictured above) recorded 6 inches.

A man walks up 5th Avenue at Central Park as it snows in New York.

Two people watch the waves crash in the distance during a winter nor’easter snow storm in Scituate, Massachusetts.

Mike Weed shovels snow outside his home in Littleton, Colorado. He said: “If it’s going to be winter I’d rather see it snow… I’d rather be in the mountains skiing in it.”

The snow covered streets of lower Manhattan are viewed following a snow storm that left up to 8 inches of snow.

Diego Ramos, who is homeless and lives under nearby building scaffolding, pauses as he clears a pavement of snow in lower Manhattan.

A vehicle drives through the water on Lighthouse Road during a winter nor’easter snow storm in Scituate, Massachusetts.

A snow plough clears the road of snow along the New York State thruway interstate 87 in Tarrytown, New York.

Heavy machinery clears the snow at LaGuardia Airport during a winter storm in New York.

A cyclist rides along snow covered Memorial Drive during a winter nor’easter snow storm in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

A police vehicle drives through a flooded street during a winter nor’easter snow storm in Scituate, Massachusetts.

A man and his dog contend with blowing snow in Brooklyn following a snow storm that left up to 8 inches of snow.

A boy walks across the snow covered lawn in front of the visitor centre at the US Capitol.