New York

Listen Up: A Closer Look at the Top Stories for Thursday, Jan. 31

What to Know

  • Wind chill warnings and advisories have been issued for much of the tri-state for an arctic blast that will send temperatures into the teens
  • It's going to be so cold Thursday that some crazy things will happen to your rum or the frogs in the city
  • Seamless, NYC’s largest takeout app, is preparing to celebrate its 20th anniversary by awarding customers giveaways and special offers

Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 

Happy Thursday! Bundle up, we can't say it enough. It's going to be dangerously cold all day today with highs only in the teens with wind chills far below zero. As always, get the latest forecast at nbcnewyork.com/weather.

1. Brain-Freezing Cold, Biting Wind Grip Tri-State; Worst Ahead

Wind chill warnings and advisories have been issued for much of the tri-state area ahead of an arctic blast that will send temperatures into the teens, though it will feel like well below zero and delaying more than 100 schools around the region.

The arctic air mass that brought record-breaking cold across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes capped daytime highs Wednesday in the mid-to-upper 20s at best has arrived in the tri-state.

It will blast the region with frigid temps and dangerously cold wind chills all day Thursday.

Read more here.

2. It'll Be So Cold Thursday That ... Crazy Things Could Happen

Storm Team 4 has been warning New Yorkers for days about how bone-chillingly cold it will get this week as the arctic mass freezing Chicago with -50 degree wind chills heads our way. "So it'll be cold," some of you may think -- "move on."

But what about your rum? And the frogs!

Thursday's high is expected to be around 15 degrees with subzero wind chills.

Read more here.

3. How Does Free Seamless for 20 Years Sound? How to Get It

Free food for two decades? And have it delivered? Yes, please.

Seamless, the Big Apple’s largest takeout app, is preparing to celebrate its 20th anniversary by awarding customers a series of giveaway, special offers and, of course, a chance for one lucky winner to earn 20 years of free Seamless.

Your chance to win all begins Feb. 20. NYC diners must enter the code 20YEARS at checkout when ordering from a restaurant using a Seamless account, either online or in the app.

Read more here.

For the latest entertainment news and things to do, tune in to New York Live, Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m. on NBC 4 New York. 

Contact Us