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.
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.
Bloodhounds
Rebellion among the Beagles
Beagle
Obedience Finals
You know what they say about people and their dogs
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
The Baroque Neapolitan creche at the foot of the tree
The Christmas tree at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Autumn in December. This magnificent beech tree near 5th Avenue and 98th Street is still in leaf.
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