Filmmaker snowboards through NYC, breaks the Internet

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Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

The most entertaining film of 2016 so far is a 2-minute video of Casey Neistat snowboarding through post-blizzard New York City.

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The clip shows Casey, a prolific independent filmmaker and co-creator of the HBO series "The Neistat Brothers," zipping through NYC as residents cheer - and of course, whip out their phones to take photos. He switches to skis at one point and is joined by another snowboarder who tags along for the ride. The soundtrack is especially fitting.

It's been viewed more than 9 million times.

The video is labeled "Snowboarding with the NYPD." You have to watch to the end of the video to find out why: