Bitter Cold Spell Is One For The Record Books By Scott Neuman / NPR Published February 20, 2015 at 7:47 AM PST This story was published more than 9 years ago. Facebook WhatsApp Email John Minchillo AP Pedestrians brave the cold during their morning commute on Friday in New York. Arctic air and bitterly cold wind is moving across the Northeast, plunging temperatures into record-low single digits, accompanied by subzero wind chills. . Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.