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Stop the Cuts Protest
A large protest march started out at Foley Square in Manhattan on March 15, directly across from the Federal Courthouse. The protesters demonstrated against cuts to health care and the social safety net, and the firing of federal workers, marching … Continue reading
2024: The Year in Review
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
A Parade of Sheep
This year the blog went to St. Remy en Provence, France on a very special occasion: every year on Pentecost Monday, the Fete de la Transhumance is celebrated on the streets of the town. On this day, by tradition, the … Continue reading
Protests Continue at Columbia University
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
New York Faces, 2023
We’re glad it’s over, grasping at hope that 2024 will be better in New York and the world. Here are some faces of New York City in 2023. October 12: 5 days after the Hamas attack on Israel, Jewish students … Continue reading
Holiday Lights 2023
The shortest day of the year has passed, winter has begun, and the holiday lights in Midtown Manhattan bring cheer through the cold evenings. Bergdorf Goodman’s windows, always inventive and elaborate, with reflections of the buildings across Fifth Avenue. The … Continue reading
New York Marathon 2023
The New York Marathon was a great success this year, with an exciting women’s finish and a new course record set in the men’s division by Ethiopian Tamirat Tola. Many top American marathoners sat out the race to save themselves … Continue reading
2021: a selective review
We are about to end the second year of the pandemic. We started the year with new vaccines, a gradual return to work, and grounds for optimism. As the year unfolded, Covid case rates went down in New York City … Continue reading
Birds of 2021
As the second pandemic year comes to a close, here is a selection of the birds seen in 2021: whether common or rare, they are the pulse of our natural environment and the unwitting repository of our hopes for the … Continue reading
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The beloved annual tradition returned this year after a suspension in 2019 due to the pandemic. It was a joy to see people enjoying themselves in the streets again.
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