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Based on the videos and photos of Coney Island’s New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge, most people stripped down to swimsuits or athletic wear. But a contingent of creative folk once again came prepared with wacky headgear, costumes and accoutrements...

Port Townsend’s Heather McRae-Woolf led her own family in taking the polar bear plunge by wearing a pantsuit in honor of this year’s political climate. Photo Kirk Boxleitner

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – For hundreds of people, ringing in the new year meant jumping into some frigid water. With near freezing temperatures, the Coney Island beach was filled with swimsuits as residents took part in the New Year’s Day...

Tokyo: stretches of golden sand, crystal blue water sparkling in the sun, pina coladas and other island paradise clichés. The secret’s out, or maybe we missed the boat (gettit?!), but surfer’s haven and desert island getaway Niijima...

It was supposed to be Avery McRae’s first day back at school after winter break, but fat snowflakes were falling outside and class was canceled. Her horseback-riding lesson wasn’t happening either. At lunch with her mom and dad at Hot Mama’s Wings, in...