The word 'HELP' is seen on the window of a car covered in snow on West 73rd Street in New York City. Many of the streets remain unclear two days after a blizzard pounded the city. Photo courtesy: AFP

A man shovels his SUV from the snow in the Brooklyn neighbourhood of Red Hook in New York City. The massive snowstorm crippled much of northeastern United States and left millions of holiday travellers stuck at airports and train stations around the eastern seaboard. Photo courtesy: AFP

The Statue of Liberty is seen in the background as snow covers the Red Hook neighbourhood of Brooklyn in New York City. Photo courtesy: AFP

Unclaimed bags seen in the foreground as travellers retrieve their luggage at New York's LaGuardia Airport. The US northeast begins to shake off the icy grip of one of the biggest blizzards in years, but beleaguered travellers face at least another day of headaches in New York airports. Photo courtesy: AFP

Workers remove snow from the tarmac of New York's LaGuardia Airport. Photo courtesy: AFP

Justin Kirsch, an electrician, shovels the snow from his Honda Fit outside his house on West 73rd Street in New York City. Many of the streets remain unclear two days after a blizzard pounded the city. Photo courtesy: AFP

Two men help push a car out of a parking space on West 73rd Street in New York City. Many of the streets remain unclear two days after a blizzard pounded the city. Photo courtesy: AFP

A bulldozer helps clear the snow from West 50th Street in New York City. Many of the streets remain unclear two days after a blizzard pounded the city. Photo courtesy: AFP

Two men try to clear a pile of snow on Third Avenue on the east side of Manhattan a day after a blizzard dropped 20 inches of snow in the area. Photo courtesy: AFP