NYC’s extreme cold is ending. But melting snow brings new dangers.

NYC’s extreme cold is ending. But melting snow brings new dangers.

Falling ice, manhole fires, black ice and thin pond ice are among the hazards now emerging as the city thaws out.

Northeast finally begins to thaw after days of life-threatening cold

NEW YORK – Temperatures are finally creeping back to seasonal averages across the Northeast, after days of wind chills 10 to 15 degrees below zero over the weekend for major metro areas like Boston, New York City and Philadelphia. On top of the historic cold, this has been the snowiest winter in recent years for many places across the region. The prolonged cold has prevented large snow piles from recent storms, as well as January's historic wint…