- at her dock along the Niagara River in Niagara Falls, NY, 2-5-05. This unique ice breaker works for the Niagara Power Authority in New York. Her job in the Winter months is to break up large chunks of ice in the Niagara River before it plunges over the Niagara Falls and possibly cause an ice jam. She also helps put down the Niagara Ice Boom in Buffalo, NY to help prevent the build up of ice in the river towards the falls.