Whether you are out of rock salt or you never purchased it, you can still use some household items to melt the ice and snow.

Braving the brutal cold is even more difficult for people around the Boerum Hill/Park Slope neighborhood in Brooklyn, dealing with power outages and, in some cases, no heat since Saturday. According to Con Edison,

The hot tub — officially, the Trecan Combustion 60-PD Snowmelter — arrived from a city garage on Tuesday morning. It took 30 minutes to get the machine warmed up, said Joshua Goodman, a spokesman for the Sanitation Department. It remained in operation nearly all day, with short pauses only every eight hours to prevent overheating, Mr. Goodman said.

Here are five household items that can help melt snow and ice—and keep you safe on slippery sidewalks and driveways.

Try these five common household items to melt snow and ice after the winter storm: A simple solution of warm water, one-fourth cup of rubbing alcohol and a few drops of dish soap is a cost-effective, environmentally-friendly alternative to rock salt, the Old Farmer’s Almanac says.

Hot tub snow machine! Massive hot tubs have been deployed across the Big Apple for the first time in nearly five years to melt snow from Sunday’s deadly winter storm. Eight so-called “snow melters” were rolled out Tuesday morning to rid streets,

The northern Charlotte metro area saw the highest accumulations, forecasters say

Baking soda: Mixing100 grams of baking soda with a gallon of water could be a solution to clearing ice from some sidewalks. The mixture is also pet-friendly. Vinegar and water: If you’re in a pinch, try mixing vinegar and warm water. The acid in vinegar helps break up the ice, and the warm water helps melt it down.

Many city dwellers are sick of navigating around, and often stepping in, massive piles of dirty snow. Luckily, DSNY has a solution.

Impacts from the snow are lightening up as the sun begins to melt away some of the thickness. Some people in North Carolina have never seen this type of snow before, so some sent in photos of themselves reveling in it.

North Texas entered the work week in freezing temperatures as cold air blanketed the region for a third day and Dallas-Fort Worth hit a record for snowfall. On Monday afternoon, DFW International Airport hit 32 degrees.