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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