Rebecca Valk walks to her office in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in near whiteout conditions Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. A monster storm began to bear down on the middle of the nation Tuesday, threatening to leave up to a third of the nation covered in brutal winter weather. (AP Photo/Poughkeepsie Journal, Spencer Ainsley)

Rebecca Valk walks to her office in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in near whiteout conditions Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. A monster storm began to bear down on the middle of the nation Tuesday, threatening to leave up to a third of the nation covered in brutal winter weather. (AP Photo/Poughkeepsie Journal, Spencer Ainsley)

People clear their cars while other cars make their way slowly through the streets of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

People clear their cars while other cars make their way slowly through the streets of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A vehicle is stranded on a flooded road in Guilderland, N.Y., Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) Read more →

A vehicle is stranded on a flooded road in Guilderland, N.Y., Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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A man wearing a mask of former President Bill Clinton waves from a vehicle in Rhinebeck, New York, on Saturday, July 31, 2010. Chelsea Clinton and fiancé Marc Mezvinsky are expected to be married in Rhinebeck today. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) Read more →

A man wearing a mask of former President Bill Clinton waves from a vehicle in Rhinebeck, New York, on Saturday, July 31, 2010. Chelsea Clinton and fiancé Marc Mezvinsky are expected to be married in Rhinebeck today. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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The new Willis Avenue Bridge passes under the Brooklyn Bridge as it is brought up the East River on a barge in New York, Monday, July 26, 2010. The bridge is replacing the existing 109-year-old span that connects Upper Manhattan and the South Bronx. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Read more →

The new Willis Avenue Bridge passes under the Brooklyn Bridge as it is brought up the East River on a barge in New York, Monday, July 26, 2010. The bridge is replacing the existing 109-year-old span that connects Upper Manhattan and the South Bronx. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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In this photo released July 22, 2010 by the Suffolk County Police Department, a person wearing a Darth Vader mask and cape is captured on surveillance camera robbing a Chase bank in Setauket, N.Y., Thursday, July 22. The bandit escaped with an undetermined amount of cash. The Dark Lord released a statement denying these allegations. (AP Photo/Suffolk County Police Department) Read more →

In this photo released July 22, 2010 by the Suffolk County Police Department, a person wearing a Darth Vader mask and cape is captured on surveillance camera robbing a Chase bank in Setauket, N.Y., Thursday, July 22. The bandit escaped with an undetermined amount of cash. The Dark Lord released a statement denying these allegations. (AP Photo/Suffolk County Police Department)

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Jamaal “High-Drator” Benjamin, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, competes in the U.S. Air Guitar National Finals in New York, Thursday, July 22, 2010. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Jamaal “High-Drator” Benjamin, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, competes in the U.S. Air Guitar National Finals in New York, Thursday, July 22, 2010. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

In this July 3, 1952 file photo, the SS United States glides down the Hudson River as it begins its first voyage to Europe from New York in view of the Midtown Manhattan skyline including the Empire State building on the center right. Philanthropist H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest has pledged more than $5 million to save the historic ocean liner that was removed from service in 1969 and is currently rusting away on the Philadelphia’s waterfront. (AP photo/Jack Harris, File) Read more →

In this July 3, 1952 file photo, the SS United States glides down the Hudson River as it begins its first voyage to Europe from New York in view of the Midtown Manhattan skyline including the Empire State building on the center right. Philanthropist H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest has pledged more than $5 million to save the historic ocean liner that was removed from service in 1969 and is currently rusting away on the Philadelphia’s waterfront. (AP photo/Jack Harris, File)

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Tourists view the American Falls in Niagara Falls, New York, Friday, June 11, 2010. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

Tourists view the American Falls in Niagara Falls, New York, Friday, June 11, 2010. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

World War II Veteran Ed Lipinsky, 83, of Middle Village, New York, salutes during the National Anthem at the Memorial Day parade in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, May 31, 2010. (AP Photo/David Goldman) Read more →

World War II Veteran Ed Lipinsky, 83, of Middle Village, New York, salutes during the National Anthem at the Memorial Day parade in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, May 31, 2010. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Julia Gnuse, the Guinness World Record holder for the most tattooed woman in the world, shows off some of her tattoos in New York, Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Julia Gnuse, the Guinness World Record holder for the most tattooed woman in the world, shows off some of her tattoos in New York, Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Bannerman Castle is seen from the Hudson River on Pollepel Island, New York, Tuesday, May 11, 2010. One of the stranger sights on the river, Bannerman’s island castle is a high-walled ruin topped with turrets that looks like it was built to repel catapult attacks. In reality, the century-old structure off the river’s eastern shore was a warehouse for bayonets, pith helmets, rifles and other military relics. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Bannerman Castle is seen from the Hudson River on Pollepel Island, New York, Tuesday, May 11, 2010. One of the stranger sights on the river, Bannerman’s island castle is a high-walled ruin topped with turrets that looks like it was built to repel catapult attacks. In reality, the century-old structure off the river’s eastern shore was a warehouse for bayonets, pith helmets, rifles and other military relics. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Lola, a dog owned by Jessica Sowinski, not shown, chases a stone thrown into a river on a warm spring day in Akron Falls Park in Akron, New York, Friday, May 21, 2010. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

Lola, a dog owned by Jessica Sowinski, not shown, chases a stone thrown into a river on a warm spring day in Akron Falls Park in Akron, New York, Friday, May 21, 2010. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

In this April 21, 2010 photo released by the Wildlife Conservation Society, triplet African lion cubs play in the Bronx Zoo’s African Plains habitat in New York. The cubs, who have yet to be named, were born at the zoo on Jan. 27. (AP Photo/WCS, Julie Larsen Maher)

In this April 21, 2010 photo released by the Wildlife Conservation Society, triplet African lion cubs play in the Bronx Zoo’s African Plains habitat in New York. The cubs, who have yet to be named, were born at the zoo on Jan. 27. (AP Photo/WCS, Julie Larsen Maher)