Ice invades Long Island: Great South Bay frozen solid in historic freeze

2026-02-02 - 10:05

The Great South Bay on Long Island, New York, has been transformed into a vast, frozen plain following a historic and deadly cold snap intensified by a passing bomb cyclone. The freeze, which has shattered temperature records and claimed lives across New York City, evokes memories of winters so severe that residents could once drive across the bay's ice to Fire Island