[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] Shintaro Okamoto spent several long hours outdoors in Manhattan on Friday, a day so cold that anyone who could stay indoors did. But for Mr. Okamoto, the 21-degree weather was fine. He has shaped blocks of ice into everything from old-fashioned locomotives to giant beer bottles. Like a surgeon preparing to operate, Mr. Okamoto laid out his tools — chain saws, chisels and grinders.

Source: New York Times February 03, 2019 16:52 UTC