Tag Archives: Manhattan

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 →

Posted in 2024, Halloween, Manhattan, New York | Tagged Cat costumes, cats, costume, costumes, diy, Greenwich Village, Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, Halloween, Halloween 2024, Halloween costumes, Halloween Parade, Manhattan, New York, New York City, street photography | Leave a comment

Lunar New Year Parade 2024

Posted on March 1, 2024 by deborahshapiro

The Year of the Dragon was celebrated in New York’s Chinatown with a series of events that concluded with the 26th annual parade on February 25. Well attended this year, the parade stepped off on a sunny day and featured … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024, Chinatown, Chinese culture, holidays, Lunar New Year, New York, Parade | Tagged Chinatown, Chinese culture, dragons, lion dancers, Lunar New Year, Lunar New Year parade, Manhattan, New York, New York City, photojournalism, street photography, womenphotographers, womenphotojournalists | 2 Comments

New York Faces, 2023

Posted on December 26, 2023 by deborahshapiro

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 →

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Holiday Lights 2023

Posted on December 26, 2023 by deborahshapiro

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christmas tree, holiday decorations, holiday lights, holiday windows, Holidays 2023, light show, Manhattan, New York, New York City, Radio City, Rockefeller Center, Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, Saks Fifth Avenue | Leave a 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

New York Marathon 2023

Posted on November 8, 2023 by deborahshapiro

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 →

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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 →

Posted in 2022, Demonstration, Manhattan, Protest March, Russia, Ukraine | Tagged Antiwar, Demonstration, Manhattan, New York, New York City, Peace, Peace in Ukraine, photojournalism, Protest, Protesters, street photography, Times Square, Ukraine, Ukrainians | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in 2022, holidays, Manhattan, New York, Parade | Tagged Chinatown, Christina Yuna Lee, drummer, lion dancers, Lunar New Year, Lunar New Year parade, Manhattan, memorial, Mural, New York, New York City, NYPD Marching Band, photography, Protesters, Senator Schumer, street art, street photography, Tiger, wall art, Year of the Tiger | Leave a comment

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

2021: a selective review

Posted on December 30, 2021 by deborahshapiro

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2021, Central Park, Christmas shopping, Coronavirus, Covid, Covid tests, Firemens Memorial, holidays, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Manhattan, Masks, New York, New York City, New York Marathon, Pandemic, Snow in Central Park, street photography, Streets of New York | 3 Comments