
People participate in the 122nd annual Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day at Coney Island Beach, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York.

People dine at Henry's End, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in New York.

Kai Cenat, a live streamer on Twitch, hosted a PS5 and gift card giveaway in Union Square Park where around a thousand of his followers gathered. A level 4 mobilization by the NYPD for a riot was declared and Cenat himself was arrested by the NYPD for inciting civil unrest. Dozens of arrests followed the attempt at dispersing the crowd, Friday, August 4, 2023, in New York.

People look on during celebrations of Diwali in Jersey City, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in New Jersey.

People rally to mark the third year since Russia’s invasion into Ukraine in Time Square, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in New York.

Straphangers are transported back to the 1930s while riding R1 train cars during the annual Holiday Nostalgia Rides, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in New York.

Around 100 FDNY firefighters responded to a 2nd alarm brush fire that burned around 2 acres in Prospect Park, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, in New York. New York City is under a red flag warning until 6pm Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024.

People ride modified bicycles at the 20th annual Bike Kill in Brooklyn, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in New York.