Strong winter storm pounds mid-Atlantic

Snow covers the streets in the Cobble Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. A relentless winter storm blasted the Northeast with hurricane-force winds, deep snow and flooding, cutting power to at least 650,000 homes and businesses, fanning a hotel fire in northern New England, and disrupting air and road travel.  (Liz Schultz / Associated Press)

A woman makes her way across 42nd Street in midtown Manhattan.  (Chris Hondros / Getty Images)

Robert Logan clears snow from in front of his store’s ice machines in Philadelphia.  (Matt Rourke / Associated Press)

A man walks with a shovel in Brooklyn, New York.  (Justin Lane / EPA)

Joe Dudziuk of Brooklyn wears shorts while he shovels in front of his home.  (Justin Lane / EPA)

Vojtek Kulikowski shovels his way down the stairs in Brooklyn.  (Justin Lane / EPA)

People trudge through the snow in Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan.  (Chris Hondros / Getty Images)