Ben Fractenberg and Hiram Alejandro Durán, THE CITY
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From parks in Brooklyn to museums in Manhattan to a certain stadium in The Bronx, our team captured scenes of people re-embracing a city on the rebound.
New Yorkers are beginning to once again enjoy the cultural and neighborhood joys they’ve been denied for over a year during our long slog through the pandemic.
From parks in Brooklyn to museums in Manhattan to a certain stadium in The Bronx, our team captured scenes of people re-embracing a city on the rebound.
A couple takes advantage of relaxed mask rules at Lincoln Center’s Revson Fountain.
Hundreds of Queens residents packed onto an Astoria Park lawn to enjoy a classic about getting back to a better future.
Life once again imitated art at The Met.
New Yorkers resumed savoring a slice of life indoors.
A group of teens took part in a water gun fight on a hot day in the South Bronx.
A woman celebrating her birthday serenaded her friends at a Queens bar.
Amateur players enjoyed a game while the Bronx Bombers split a double-header.
A family gazed upon Lady Liberty during a trip back from Staten Island.
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What the Promenade Remembers
The light on the East River in the early morning is different from the light anywhere else on the Island. It comes in low and sideways, catching the water in long, uneven flashes. On certain days it makes the promenade feel less like a walkway and more like a corridor someone once meant to finish but never quite did. When I was younger I found the suggestion to stop and look at it faintly ridiculous.
