TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A major snowstorm hit New York City Thursday, bring with it blowing snow that quickly covered the city's iconic Times Square. Eyewitness News captured some 360 ...

Aleks Phillips is a Newsweek U.S. News Reporter based in London. His focus is on U.S. politics and the environment. He has covered climate change extensively, as well as healthcare and crime.

There have been some flurries throughout the autumn and early winter, but reaching Jan. 30 without any accumulation of snow on the ground sets a new record. The last time New York made it this ...