The annual Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue, not a parade but a spectacle. The concept of an Easter Bonnet is open to interpretation; while the Empire State Building was well represented, I was partial to King Kong as a bunny rabbit. Some take the holiday more seriously than others.
New York Open Judo Championship 2016

Travis Stevens (US) throwing for ippon

Nage no Kata Demonstration

US Women’s team, victorious again this year. 2012 Olympic bronze medal winner Marti Malloy, center and 2012 Olympic gold medal winner Kayla Harrison, right
The New York Open Judo Championship was held at the New York Athletic Club on March 20, 2016. Photo of US Olympian Travis Stevens courtesy of Alexandra Shapiro.
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2016
Best of 2015
Looking over 2015, here are my personal favorites.

The lead runners near the 23 mile mark on Fifth Avenue in the New York Marathon. Biwott went on to win.

Cheering the runners in the New York Marathon in Central Park

42nd Street

A mass selfie in Times Square

Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison defeating her Cuban opponent at the New York Open Judo Championship in the first-ever women’s competition at the New York Athletic Club. First-ever appearance by Cuban athletes.

Lion dancer celebrating the Lunar New Year on Mott Street, Chinatown

No Photography Allowed! (Picasso exhibit at Museum of Modern Art)

Union Square at dusk

The view from the new Whitney Museum

Male snow leopard in the Central Park Zoo
Christmas at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Baroque Neapolitan creche at the foot of the tree

The Christmas tree at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Late Afternoon, Central Park

Autumn in December. This magnificent beech tree near 5th Avenue and 98th Street is still in leaf.
Fourth Night of Hanukkah

















