Posted inGeorge Floyd Protests
SoHo Bears Signs of Unrest After Night of Looting
Smashed windows and demands for justice in the death of George Floyd dotted the shopping mecca.
Ben Fractenberg
Ben is a visuals editor for THE CITY, where he brings THE CITY’s stories to life through visual journalism and powerful photo essays.
Posted inJustice
Cries of Justice for George Floyd Reach and Roil New York
As protests rippled across the nation, demonstrators massed throughout the city to voice outrage over the 46-year-old man’s death at the hand of Minneapolis police.
Posted inCoronavirus
Moving Trucks Carry the Dead as Funeral Homes Get Slammed
Unrefrigerated U-Hauls and Ryders haul corpses in East Harlem and elsewhere — signs of a traffic jam on the way to COVID victims’ final resting place.
Posted inSocial Services
Some NYC Homeless Practice Social Distancing in Hotels, With Help from Donors
Advocates raise funds for hotel rooms for two dozen people, raising awareness of need for thousands more isolation spaces for homeless New Yorkers.
Posted inCoronavirus
A Window Into New York City Life in the Age of Coronavirus
We captured images of New Yorkers taking to windows, stoops and roofs to safely socialize and get some air at a time when public life is shrinking.
Posted inCoronavirus
Letter Carriers Balk at Entering Brooklyn Post Office Over Coronavirus
After a supervisor in Williamsburg tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. Postal Service workers decided to pick up deliveries outside.
Posted inNew York City
PHOTOS: A Year in the Life of THE CITY
Check out our month-by-month collection of pictures capturing scenes of New York — a city where even the ordinary shines through the right lens.
Posted inTransportation
Homeless Seek an Elusive Safe Refuge in the Subways
The slayings of four men underscored the fears of vulnerable New Yorkers who avoid city streets and shelters. But life underground is getting tougher.
Posted inPeople
The Garner Family’s Quest for Justice, in Photos
On the fifth anniversary of Eric Garner’s death at the hands of a NYPD officer, here are images of a family’s struggle that resonated beyond New York.
Posted inBrooklyn
Brooklyn Board Manager Defends SUV Splurge: ‘I’m Not Going to Parties’
Gerald Esposito of Williamsburg-Greenpoint Community Board 1 says the rules were followed in buying the $26,000 Toyota with public funds.