The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting icebreaking operations in New York Harbor and the Hudson River amid a stretch of frigid temperatures, the likes of which the city hasn't seen in years. The frozen waterways have impacted commercial water traffic, posing a hazard, according to the USCG. Watch NBC 4 free wherever you are WATCH HERE WATCH HERE“Winter brings freezing temperatures and ice formation on New York waterways, which can adversely impact safe navigation, winter fuel deliveries, and public transportation,” Capt. Jonathan Andrechik, commander of Coast Guard Sector New York, said in a statement. The fresh influx of Arctic air is likely to sustain freezing temperatures in places already covered in snow and ice.