BAYONNE, N.J., JAN. 7, 2014 — With his breath fogging up and freezing on his eyeglasses, Sean Shaeen, 18, (above and below right) takes a morning walk with his father, Zee Saed (below left) by Newark Bay at the Stephen R. Gregg Bayonne County Park during the so-called polar vortex which blasted Hudson County causing historic cold and dangerous wind chills. The pair, who live close by, said they just wanted to see what “cold really feels like.” All of New Jersey fell into the single digits or below zero today. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., JAN. 7, 2014 — Steam from the exhaust of cars envelope a crossing guard working on Kennedy Boulevard and enduring the bitter cold. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., JAN. 7, 2014 — Children wear balaclavas to defend against the bitter cold as they walk to school. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., JAN. 7, 2014 — Braving freezing temperatures in a fur coat, Maria Cota walks her dog, Cabo, at Stephen R. Gregg Bayonne County Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., JAN. 7, 2014 — Ice coats shore rocks off of Newark Bay at the Stephen R. Gregg Bayonne County Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)
SECAUCUS, N.J., JAN. 7, 2014 — Ice formed on the Hackensack River off of the Meadowlands Parkway from today’s below freezing temperatures. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)
by Reena