John Elliot of New York tries to dig out his …
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Craig Ruttle | published: December 27, 2010
John Elliot of New York tries to dig out his rental car on a Manhattan street Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, thanks in part to a good samaritan who let him use a shovel, in the wake of a major snow storm that hammered New York and much of the Northeast.