Category Archives: Manhattan

2024: The Year in Review

Posted on December 28, 2024 by deborahshapiro

After a tumultuous year, a look back at the photographs that feel most meaningful. I chose images that express beauty, hope, or public events where people came together to celebrate. In St-Rémy en Provence, the Transhumance celebrates the annual passage … Continue reading →

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2024 New York Marathon

Posted on November 3, 2024 by deborahshapiro

The 53d annual New York Marathon was run today through the five boroughs of New York City on a sunny day with ideal temperatures for the 50,000 runners. For one day, the city comes together in celebration and joy to … Continue reading →

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Greenwich Village Halloween Parade 2024

Posted on November 1, 2024 by deborahshapiro

Ghosts, goblins, and politics are all part of the beloved annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade. The creativity and beauty of the costumes never fails to amaze and the marching bands are terrific. This year’s theme was Meow (Cats), reflecting political … Continue reading →

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Protests Continue at Columbia University

Posted on April 29, 2024 by deborahshapiro

Protests against the Israeli attack on Gaza have continued for months and the protesters built an encampment of the Columbia University campus. The encampment was forcibly removed by the New York City Police Department after the president of the university, … Continue reading →

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Remembering Flaco the Owl

Posted on March 4, 2024 by deborahshapiro

The story sped around the world. A male Eurasian Eagle-owl named Flaco, bred in captivity and confined in a small cage in the Central Park Zoo for the first thirteen years of his life, was suddenly freed when a vandal … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024, Birds, Central Park, Manhattan | Tagged Central Park, Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Flaco, Flaco Memorial, Flaco the Owl, Lights Out, New York, New York City, Owl, Owls, wildlife | 1 Comment

Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade 2023

Posted on November 23, 2023 by deborahshapiro

The 97th annual Macy’s Parade kicked off from the American Museum of Natural History again this year, led by a marching band and featuring floats, enormous balloons, confetti, entertainers, and a huge and enthusiastic crowd lining the parade route. The … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023, holidays, Manhattan, New York, Parade, Thanksgiving | Tagged Alabama A&M, balloons, Macy's, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Manhattan, Marching Bands, New York, New York City, Parade, photography, Thanksgiving | 2 Comments

Two Protests at Columbia University

Posted on October 13, 2023 by deborahshapiro

On Thursday, October 12 starting at 6 AM, the entire Columbia University campus was closed to anyone not presenting a Columbia ID at the gates following the invasion of Israel by Hamas and the announcement of protests. In the afternoon … Continue reading →

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Faces of Protest

Posted on March 6, 2022 by deborahshapiro

Ukrainians gathered in Times Square on March 5 to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine and to call for a no fly zone over Ukraine to protect civilian lives. Supported by Russians, Georgians, Kazakhs, and others from former Soviet republics, … Continue reading →

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Lunar New Year Parade 2022

Posted on February 21, 2022 by deborahshapiro

Chinatown, New York The Lunar New Year Parade marking the Year of the Tiger took place again after the suspension in 2021 due to the pandemic. A smaller and more subdued event this year, it was still welcomed as another … Continue reading →

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December 31, 2021

Posted on January 1, 2022 by deborahshapiro

New iPhone, same pandemic. New York City on the second pandemic New Year’s Eve

Posted in 2021, Manhattan, New York, Pandemic | Tagged Covid, Covid-19, iphoneography, Manhattan, Masks, New Year’s Eve, New York, New York City, Pandemic, street photography | Leave a comment