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Watch this guy shred the snowy NYC streets on a snowboard pulled by a Jeep

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Snowboarding the streets of New York City on Jan. 23, 2016. Casey Neistat/YouTube

While most East Coasters hunkered indoors as winter storm Jonas raged on Jan. 23, 2016, Casey Neistat shredded the streets of New York City on a snowboard pulled by a car.

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Neistat, whom Tech Insider interviewed in November 2015, is the 34-year-old co-founder of social video-sharing startup Beme. He's also a prolific YouTuber and apparently a brave (insane?) man of the snow.

In the video, which was certainly illegal and incredibly dangerous — we insist you never try anything like it — a four-wheel-drive Jeep yanks Neistat through the streets on a rope.

He jumps off snowbanks, high-fives pedestrians as passersby cheer, and scoots through Times Square:

A skier even joins the fray at one point, and together they sail past snowplows:

Watch the full clip below, and be sure to wait to the end for the best part: when the New York Police Department pulls over the tow vehicle.

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What happens after that is priceless.

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