December 14, 2008 6:12 pm Mother Nature Ices Upstate Residents are calling their streets a war zone — trees like fallen towers stacked on houses, power poles snapped in what sounded like small explosions and car windows smashed in an orgy of nature’s violence. Local 2:35 Lifeguard shortage a big challenge for NYC beaches opening for Memorial Day Weekend 2:56 Families fight against NYC's budget cuts to pre-K programs 2:38 Woman sentenced up to 9 years for deadly crash 2:48 Latest on double fatal crash on I-80 in New Jersey 2:16 Push for new water treatment facilities in Hempstead