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No cellphones' sign. A no cell phones sign in the New York neighborhood of Chelsea on December 27, 2009 . ( Frances M. Robert...
No cellphones' sign. A no cell phones sign in the New York neighborhood of Chelsea on December 27, 2009 . ( Frances M. Roberts)
The New York Stock Exchange seen from behind the statue of George Washington on the steps of Federal Hall on Sunday, May 24, ...
The New York Stock Exchange seen from behind the statue of George Washington on the steps of Federal Hall on Sunday, May 24, 2009. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Beachgoers take advantage of the warm summer sun at Rockaway Beach in the Queens borough of New York on Saturday, July 2, 201...
Beachgoers take advantage of the warm summer sun at Rockaway Beach in the Queens borough of New York on Saturday, July 2, 2011 during the Fourth of July weekend. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Activists rally to restore the Hudson River. Hundreds of activists participate in the Earth Celebrations Hudson River Pageant...
Activists rally to restore the Hudson River. Hundreds of activists participate in the Earth Celebrations Hudson River Pageant in New York on Saturday, May 9, 2009. The participants dressed in costumes representing environmental themes and performed street theater as they paraded through the streets of Lower Manhattan and Hudson River Park to raise ecological awareness for the restoration of the Hudson River and climate change. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Middle School youth volunteer in Bronx Park. Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on T...
Middle School youth volunteer in Bronx Park. Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. The students dig up the invasive plant, Japanese Knotweed, and test the Bronx River for cleanliness. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Celebrating Christmas Mass at the Cathedral of Strasbourg. France. Engraving in "The Spanish and American Illustration" (1875...
Celebrating Christmas Mass at the Cathedral of Strasbourg. France. Engraving in "The Spanish and American Illustration" (1875) on an original drawing by M. Robert Akmus.
air pollution.. Traffic on Bruckner Boulevard and the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx in New York. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Sustainable urban farming. Hydroponic farming of basil is seen on the Science Barge, a sustainable urban farm floating on the...
Sustainable urban farming. Hydroponic farming of basil is seen on the Science Barge, a sustainable urban farm floating on the Hudson River in New York on Saturday, October 4, 2008. The urban farm, powered by wind, solar and biofuel sources uses rainwater and purified river water for irrigation growing their crops without carbon emissions or waste. The barge is operated by the New York Sun Works Center for Sustainable Engineering. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Sour cherries, plums and apricots on sale at market. Sour cherries, foreground, plums and apricots behind, Toigo Orchards at ...
Sour cherries, plums and apricots on sale at market. Sour cherries, foreground, plums and apricots behind, Toigo Orchards at Tompkins Square Park Greenmarket on July 9, 2006. ( Frances M. Roberts )
Michael Roman, age 53, left and Jeffrey Farber, age 56, right, have their photo taken by Keri Uribe while on line at the Marr...
Michael Roman, age 53, left and Jeffrey Farber, age 56, right, have their photo taken by Keri Uribe while on line at the Marriage Bureau.
A shopper at the Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market, an open air market in the neighborhood of Harlem in New York on Saturday, Jun...
A shopper at the Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market, an open air market in the neighborhood of Harlem in New York on Saturday, June 19, 2010. Vendors sell traditional African crafts, textiles and handmade African-style clothes. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Restaurants on Stone Street in Lower Manhattan extend into the closed street. The narrow cobblestoned street is an historic d...
Restaurants on Stone Street in Lower Manhattan extend into the closed street. The narrow cobblestoned street is an historic district closed to vehicular traffic. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Billboards in Times Square advertising Broadway shows on Sunday, November 29, 2009. (© Frances M . Roberts)
The pharmacy at Target in downtown Brooklyn in New York on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. The BigAppleRx card was introduced, avail...
The pharmacy at Target in downtown Brooklyn in New York on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. The BigAppleRx card was introduced, available to all New Yorkers free of charge it allows New Yorkers to purchase discounted prescription drugs.
Sustainable urban farming. Hydroponic farming of basil is seen on the Science Barge, a sustainable urban farm floating on the...
Sustainable urban farming. Hydroponic farming of basil is seen on the Science Barge, a sustainable urban farm floating on the Hudson River in New York on Saturday, October 4, 2008. The urban farm, powered by wind, solar and biofuel sources uses rainwater and purified river water for irrigation growing their crops without carbon emissions or waste. The barge is operated by the New York Sun Works Center for Sustainable Engineering. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Heisman Trophy on display at the newly opened Sports Museum of America in New York. The museum pays tribute to the excitement...
Heisman Trophy on display at the newly opened Sports Museum of America in New York. The museum pays tribute to the excitement of all sports and has partnered with Halls of Fame, sports governing bodies, and other athletic organizations to become a showcase for fans. (© Frances M. Roberts)
The Three Kings march in the annual Three Kings Day Parade in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn on Sunday, January 10, 20...
The Three Kings march in the annual Three Kings Day Parade in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn on Sunday, January 10, 2010. School children marched with camels and kings in their celebration of the birth of Christ. (© Frances M. Roberts)
A New York City MTA metrocard in the subway in New York on Sunday, May 24, 2009. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Flowers on sale at farmers' stands in the Union Square Greenmarket in New York on Saturday, May 23, 2009. ( Frances M. Robert...
Flowers on sale at farmers' stands in the Union Square Greenmarket in New York on Saturday, May 23, 2009. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Middle School youth volunteer in Bronx Park. Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on T...
Middle School youth volunteer in Bronx Park. Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. The students dig up the invasive plant, Japanese Knotweed, and test the Bronx River for cleanliness. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Bicycles and pedestrians take to the streets for the annual New York Summer Streets event 6 9 miles of Manhattan streets were...
Bicycles and pedestrians take to the streets for the annual New York Summer Streets event 6 9 miles of Manhattan streets were cleared of traffic from 7 A M to 1 P M, stretching from the Brooklyn Bridge to East 72nd street and thousands of people came out. Bicycles and pedestrians take to the streets for the annual New York Summer Streets event 6 9 miles of Manhattan streets were cleared of traffic from 7 A M to 1 P M, stretching from the Brooklyn Bridge to East 72nd street and thousands of peopl
A woman shopping for sweets at the Henri Bendel store on Fifth Avenue in New York on Friday, November 20, 2009. (© Frances M....
A woman shopping for sweets at the Henri Bendel store on Fifth Avenue in New York on Friday, November 20, 2009. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Green roof terrace. Green roof terrace of The Solaire, a green building in Battery Park City in New York on January 4, 2008. ...
Green roof terrace. Green roof terrace of The Solaire, a green building in Battery Park City in New York on January 4, 2008. ( Frances M. Roberts)
A warning sign, No dumping, drains to New York harbor, seen on a sidewalk in Chinatown in Manhattan Saturday, September 4, 20...
A warning sign, No dumping, drains to New York harbor, seen on a sidewalk in Chinatown in Manhattan Saturday, September 4, 2010. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Customers browse computers at a Best Buy electronics store in New York on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Black Friday sales climb...
Customers browse computers at a Best Buy electronics store in New York on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Black Friday sales climbed 0.5 percent from last year because of discounts on televisions, toys and computers which attracted bargain hunting consumers. (© Frances M. Roberts)
United and Continental pilots conduct an informational picket outside the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, September 27, 2...
United and Continental pilots conduct an informational picket outside the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the corporate merger. The pilots, represented by ALPA, are protesting the pace of their collective bargaining negotiations. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Second grade students from PS 140 learn about flowers and pollination at the City Parks Foundation's Learning Gardens at the ...
Second grade students from PS 140 learn about flowers and pollination at the City Parks Foundation's Learning Gardens at the Grove Hill Community Playground
The newly opened Urban Farm in Battery Park in Lower Manhattan in New York on Sunday, June 19, 2011. The Urban Farm occupies ...
The newly opened Urban Farm in Battery Park in Lower Manhattan in New York on Sunday, June 19, 2011. The Urban Farm occupies a full acre and has 80 organic vegetable plots available to students and the public.
Women wait to use the public toilet at Madison Square Park in New York on Saturday, February 20, 2010. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Foodies from around the city flock to opening day at the Smorgasburg in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York...
Foodies from around the city flock to opening day at the Smorgasburg in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York on Saturday, May 21, 2011. The new marketplace features a Greenmarket and prepared food made in Brooklyn by small entrepreneurs.
Wrong way' sign. Wrong way sign on the new bikeway on Ninth Avenue in the NYC neighborhood of Chelsea. ( Frances M. Roberts )
Activists rally against proposed hydraulic fracturing in the Delaware River Basin outside of 26 Federal Plaza in New York on ...
Activists rally against proposed hydraulic fracturing in the Delaware River Basin outside of 26 Federal Plaza in New York on Tuesday, March 1, 2011.
Pedestrians pass the Frizzante Italian Bistro and Bar in the neighborhood of Harlem in New York on June 19, 2010. (© Frances ...
Pedestrians pass the Frizzante Italian Bistro and Bar in the neighborhood of Harlem in New York on June 19, 2010. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Visitors to the National 9/11 Memorial Plaza in the World Trade Center site in New York Wednesday, September 14, 2011. The me...
Visitors to the National 9/11 Memorial Plaza in the World Trade Center site in New York Wednesday, September 14, 2011. The memorial consists of twin memorial pools on the footprints of the World Trade Center and a plaza planted with more than 400 swamp white oak trees. T
The New York Stock Exchange seen from behind the statue of George Washington on the steps of Federal Hall on Sunday, May 24, ...
The New York Stock Exchange seen from behind the statue of George Washington on the steps of Federal Hall on Sunday, May 24, 2009. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Voters cast their ballots in New York in Washington Heights on election day on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Voters for the firs...
Voters cast their ballots in New York in Washington Heights on election day on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Voters for the first time in a general election in New York used electronic voting. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Onions and other vegetables on sale at a grocery store in the New York neighborhood of Chelsea on Friday, May 22, 2009. ( Fra...
Onions and other vegetables on sale at a grocery store in the New York neighborhood of Chelsea on Friday, May 22, 2009. ( Frances M. Roberts)
A woman makes gozleme, a traditional savory Turkish pastry filled with various vegetables or meat fillings while Turkish-Amer...
A woman makes gozleme, a traditional savory Turkish pastry filled with various vegetables or meat fillings while Turkish-Americans and visitors enjoy displays of Turkish culture at the Grand Bazaar in the City, part of the Turkish Days in New York festival, showcasing the history and cultural heritage of Turkey in New York on Sunday, October 4, 2009. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Environmental activists protest the state of the planet on Wall Street in New York in April 1990. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Voters cast their ballots in New York in Washington Heights on election day on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Voters for the firs...
Voters cast their ballots in New York in Washington Heights on election day on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Voters for the first time in a general election in New York used electronic voting. (© Frances M. Roberts)
NYC Department of Environmental Protection. A boom to contain material from flowing into the East River in New York on Saturd...
NYC Department of Environmental Protection. A boom to contain material from flowing into the East River in New York on Saturday, February 7, 2009. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Cafe Ino on Bedford Street in Greenwich Village on Saturday, September 26, 2009. (© Frances M. Roberts)
The NY Dosas food vendor is seen in Greenwich Village in Manhattan on May 30, 2008. With the many vendors on the streets some...
The NY Dosas food vendor is seen in Greenwich Village in Manhattan on May 30, 2008. With the many vendors on the streets some have branched out to sell their own ethnic cuisine and something different. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Activists rally in Foley Square in New York on Saturday, June 25, 2011 against proposed hydraulic fracturing in New York Stat...
Activists rally in Foley Square in New York on Saturday, June 25, 2011 against proposed hydraulic fracturing in New York State.
Thousands of marchers and spectators turn out for the 42nd annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Parade on Fift...
Thousands of marchers and spectators turn out for the 42nd annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Parade on Fifth Avenue in New York on Sunday, June 26,2011.
Children from the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program participate in its first annual Clean Up Day in Harlem around th...
Children from the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program participate in its first annual Clean Up Day in Harlem around the 369th Harlem Armory in Harlem in New York on Friday, April 22, 2011. The volunteers picked up litter, cleaned sidewalks and planted flowers in the tree pits. (© Frances M. Roberts)
People in the food court of the New World Mall in the Chinese neighborhood of Flushing, Queens in New York Flushing, is consi...
People in the food court of the New World Mall in the Chinese neighborhood of Flushing, Queens in New York Flushing, is considered one of the most diverse communities in New York © Frances M Roberts
Lifeguard watches swimmers at the Hamilton Fish Pool in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Tomatoes on sale at market. Tomatoes, Stannard Farm at Tompkins Square Park Greenmarket on July 9, 2006. ( Frances M. Roberts...
Tomatoes on sale at market. Tomatoes, Stannard Farm at Tompkins Square Park Greenmarket on July 9, 2006. ( Frances M. Roberts )
Mowing the Great Lawn in Central Park. A Parks Dept. worker mows the Great Lawn in Central Park on the day before it opens fo...
Mowing the Great Lawn in Central Park. A Parks Dept. worker mows the Great Lawn in Central Park on the day before it opens for the season on April 9, 1999. The 55 acre lawn received a major renovation between 1996-98 and is planted with Kentucky Bluegrass. Prior to it's temporary closing and renovation the lawn was heavily damaged due to overuse and lack of maintenance. Use of the Great lawn is now more tightly controlled. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Flowers growing in a bathtub on a brownstone stoop in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford Stuyvesant in New Yorn on on July ...
Flowers growing in a bathtub on a brownstone stoop in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford Stuyvesant in New Yorn on on July 31, 2007 (© Frances M. Roberts)
Tourists on the subway reading a map in New York on Sunday, May 24, 2009. ( Frances M. Roberts)
The Water Taxi Beach concession at the South Street Seaport is seen on Saturday, August 8, 2009. The popular restaurant offer...
The Water Taxi Beach concession at the South Street Seaport is seen on Saturday, August 8, 2009. The popular restaurant offers views of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges as well as the skyline while visitors drink, eat, and bake in the sun. ( Frances M. Roberts)
A shopper at the Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market, an open air market in the neighborhood of Harlem in New York on Saturday, Jun...
A shopper at the Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market, an open air market in the neighborhood of Harlem in New York on Saturday, June 19, 2010. Vendors sell traditional African crafts, textiles and handmade African-style clothes. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Thrifty shoppers at a free Stop 'N"" Swap event in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn on Saturday, February 26, 2011.
A sand dune in between the boardwalk and the beach. Beachgoers take advantage of the warm summer sun at Rockaway Beach in the...
A sand dune in between the boardwalk and the beach. Beachgoers take advantage of the warm summer sun at Rockaway Beach in the Queens borough of New York on Saturday, July 2, 2011 during the Fourth of July weekend. (© Frances M. Roberts)
People on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on Friday, July 2, 2010. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Mexican-Americans gather on Madison Avenue in New York on Sunday, September 20, 2009 for the annual Mexican Independence Day ...
Mexican-Americans gather on Madison Avenue in New York on Sunday, September 20, 2009 for the annual Mexican Independence Day Parade. The parades that take place from the spring into the fall in New York celebrate the cultural diversity of the city. (© Frances M. Roberts
Garbage chute. The garbage chute leading to the compactor in a apartment in New York seen on April 8, 2006. ( Frances M. Robe...
Garbage chute. The garbage chute leading to the compactor in a apartment in New York seen on April 8, 2006. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Owner, Denis Mari. Organic Avenue, Lower East Side Store, 101 Stanton Street, that sells organic raw food and fashion, on Jan...
Owner, Denis Mari. Organic Avenue, Lower East Side Store, 101 Stanton Street, that sells organic raw food and fashion, on January 16, 2007. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Participants march in the Juneteenth celebration parade, sponsored by the Masjid Malcolm Shabazz, through the streets of Harl...
Participants march in the Juneteenth celebration parade, sponsored by the Masjid Malcolm Shabazz, through the streets of Harlem in New York on Saturday, June 18, 2011.
Runners pass through Harlem at the 22 mile marker near Mount Morris Park on Sunday, November 1, 2009 in the 39th Annual ING N...
Runners pass through Harlem at the 22 mile marker near Mount Morris Park on Sunday, November 1, 2009 in the 39th Annual ING New York City Marathon. The competitive event attracts tens of thousands of runners from around the world as well as an untold number of spectators to cheer them on. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Pedestrians strolling in Washington Square Park in the neighborhood of Greenwich Village in New York pass a sign posted by th...
Pedestrians strolling in Washington Square Park in the neighborhood of Greenwich Village in New York pass a sign posted by the NY City Parks Department saying smoking will not be allowed in city parks starting May 23, 2011.
Children from the Goddard Riverside Head Start Program observe an owl butterfly (caligo eurilochus) in ""The Butterfly Conser...
Children from the Goddard Riverside Head Start Program observe an owl butterfly (caligo eurilochus) in ""The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter"" at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on Thursday, October 6, 2011.
Entrance to garage. The Olympia Garage is open for business in the snow in the trendy Meatpacking District in New York on Fri...
Entrance to garage. The Olympia Garage is open for business in the snow in the trendy Meatpacking District in New York on Friday, February 26, 2010 during a snowstorm that is covering the East Coast. A winter storm has inundated New York City and the Northeast with snow Schools and many businesses shut down. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Visitors to Times Square in New York photograph the Manhattanhenge sunset on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 the day after the sun line...
Visitors to Times Square in New York photograph the Manhattanhenge sunset on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 the day after the sun lines up at sunset with the city's grid, lighting up both sides of the street and setting in the middle of the roadways.
Hundreds of ballerinas gather in Central Park in New York on Monday, August 2, 2010 to break the Guinness World Record of the...
Hundreds of ballerinas gather in Central Park in New York on Monday, August 2, 2010 to break the Guinness World Record of the ""Most Ballerinas En Pointe"".
Thousands of yoga practitioners in Times Square in New York participate in a group Bikram Yoga class observing the Summer Sol...
Thousands of yoga practitioners in Times Square in New York participate in a group Bikram Yoga class observing the Summer Solstice at 1:16 PM on Tuesday, June 21, 2011.
Bikes in Williasmburg. Bikes parked at the Bedford Ave. L subway station in Williamsburg in Brooklyn in New York, on Thursday...
Bikes in Williasmburg. Bikes parked at the Bedford Ave. L subway station in Williamsburg in Brooklyn in New York, on Thursday, August 21, 2008. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Looking for air pollution.. Traffic enters the Holland Tunnel on the New York side to travel to New Jersey. ( Frances M. Robe...
Looking for air pollution.. Traffic enters the Holland Tunnel on the New York side to travel to New Jersey. ( Frances M. Roberts)
The Van Leeuwen artisan ice cream truck in Chelsea in New York on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. The truck sells ice cream and co...
The Van Leeuwen artisan ice cream truck in Chelsea in New York on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. The truck sells ice cream and coffee drinks on the streets of New York in different locations. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Activists rally against proposed hydraulic fracturing in the Delaware River Basin outside of 26 Federal Plaza in New York on ...
Activists rally against proposed hydraulic fracturing in the Delaware River Basin outside of 26 Federal Plaza in New York on Tuesday, March 1, 2011.
Blizzard in New York City. Sanitation trucks fitted with Snowplows on 9th Avenue, Chelsea as a blizzard hits the Northeast on...
Blizzard in New York City. Sanitation trucks fitted with Snowplows on 9th Avenue, Chelsea as a blizzard hits the Northeast on February 12, 2006. ( Frances M. Roberts )
Visitors to historic Governor's Island in the New York harbor enjoy the Water Taxi Beach concession on Saturday, July 18, 200...
Visitors to historic Governor's Island in the New York harbor enjoy the Water Taxi Beach concession on Saturday, July 18, 2009. Formerly a military base most recently used by the U.S. Coast Guard the island was sold to New York and is currently being used as an historic park with car-free bicycling, artwork, historic sites and family friendly activities. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Blueberries and cherries, market stall. Blueberries and cherries, Stannard Farm at Tompkins Square Park Greenmarket on July 9...
Blueberries and cherries, market stall. Blueberries and cherries, Stannard Farm at Tompkins Square Park Greenmarket on July 9, 2006. ( Frances M. Roberts )
Homes in the Windsor Terrace neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York on July 31, 2007. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Retired rugby players from the Gascony region of France, in red, play against French chefs from US kitchens, the Village Lion...
Retired rugby players from the Gascony region of France, in red, play against French chefs from US kitchens, the Village Lions, in black and white stripes, in Central Park in New York on Sunday, February 21, 2010. The game, which ended in a tie, was hosted by D'Artagnan Foods, an importer of gourmet French foods, to celebrate their 25th anniversary. (© Frances M. Roberts)
The Five Guys Burgers and Fries location in the Metrotech Center in the New York borough of Brooklyn is seen on Thursday, May...
The Five Guys Burgers and Fries location in the Metrotech Center in the New York borough of Brooklyn is seen on Thursday, May 19, 2011.The newly opened restaurant hired 30 local employees from the successful Brooklyn Job Fair that was held in April.
Cherries and berries on sale at a stand in the Union Square Greenmarket in New York on Friday, July 3, 2009. ( Frances M. Rob...
Cherries and berries on sale at a stand in the Union Square Greenmarket in New York on Friday, July 3, 2009. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Bustling activity in a restaurant in the Koreatown or Little Korea neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan in New York on Friday, A...
Bustling activity in a restaurant in the Koreatown or Little Korea neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan in New York on Friday, August 21, 2009. Frances M. Roberts)
Hundreds of people line up outside of the NBC Experience Store in Rockefeller Center in New York on Saturday, February 26, 20...
Hundreds of people line up outside of the NBC Experience Store in Rockefeller Center in New York on Saturday, February 26, 2011 to audition for the twelfth season of The Biggest Loser.
Ashlee Benjamin, age 6, left, gets coaching before her audition from her sister Lyllian Rodriguez age 12. Dozens of youngster...
Ashlee Benjamin, age 6, left, gets coaching before her audition from her sister Lyllian Rodriguez age 12. Dozens of youngsters audition for the School of American Ballet at Lincoln Center in New York on Monday, April 19 2010. The school provides young people of diverse backgrounds a chance to participate in training in classical ballet. (© Frances M. Roberts)
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park in New York on July 7, 2010. (© Frances M. Roberts)
The pharmacy at Target in downtown Brooklyn in New York on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. The BigAppleRx card was introduced, avail...
The pharmacy at Target in downtown Brooklyn in New York on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. The BigAppleRx card was introduced, available to all New Yorkers free of charge it allows New Yorkers to purchase discounted prescription drugs.
Emma Podietz, left, and Jen Wachtel, right, college student volunteers, paint a roof white near Times Square in New York on S...
Emma Podietz, left, and Jen Wachtel, right, college student volunteers, paint a roof white near Times Square in New York on Saturday, October 16, 2010.
Pathways divided between bikes and joggers, and runners and walkers in Hudson River Park. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Teenagers plant heritage roses in Mt. Morris Park in the Harlem Heritage Rose District in New York in celebration of Earth We...
Teenagers plant heritage roses in Mt. Morris Park in the Harlem Heritage Rose District in New York in celebration of Earth Week on Saturday, April 30, 2011. The Heritage Rose District of New York, located in Harlem is the largest public planting of heritage roses in the east coast. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Abandoned and burnt out buildings and vacant lots are seen in the East Village in New York in 1986. (© Frances M. Roberts
Girl Scouts and Brownies plant heritage roses in Mt. Morris Park in the Harlem Heritage Rose District in New York in celebrat...
Girl Scouts and Brownies plant heritage roses in Mt. Morris Park in the Harlem Heritage Rose District in New York in celebration of Earth Week on Saturday, April 30, 2011. The Heritage Rose District of New York, located in Harlem is the largest public planting of heritage roses in the east coast. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Lion dancing on the streets of New York City's Chinatown to celebrate Chinese New Year on Monday, January 26, 2009. Visitors ...
Lion dancing on the streets of New York City's Chinatown to celebrate Chinese New Year on Monday, January 26, 2009. Visitors throng the crowded streets to watch the dragon dancing troupes and to participate in the festivities. The gala ushers in the Year of the Ox, 4707 in the Lunar calendar. (© Frances M. Roberts)
winter wear and tear on the streets. A car goes into a pothole in a midtown street in New York on Saturday, March 20, 2010. T...
winter wear and tear on the streets. A car goes into a pothole in a midtown street in New York on Saturday, March 20, 2010. The snowy winter and the use of snowplows has caused potholes to appear throughout the city. ( Frances M. Roberts)
A commuter reads the Urdu times on the subway on Saturday, July 24, 2011 (© Frances M. Roberts)
air pollution.. Traffic on Bruckner Boulevard and the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx in New York. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Opening day of the second phase, from West 20th Street to West 30th Street, of the High Line Park in Chelsea is seen on Tuesd...
Opening day of the second phase, from West 20th Street to West 30th Street, of the High Line Park in Chelsea is seen on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The new section includes a lawn for visitors to sit and sunbathe as well as a ""flyover"" walkway that raises you eight feet above the foliage.
Students paint a mural against bullying at a middle school in the Richmond Hill neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New ...
Students paint a mural against bullying at a middle school in the Richmond Hill neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York on Friday, August 13, 2010 (© Frances M. Roberts)
Indian-Americans from the tri-state area around New York march in the Indian Independence Day Parade on Madison Ave. on Sunda...
Indian-Americans from the tri-state area around New York march in the Indian Independence Day Parade on Madison Ave. on Sunday, August 16, 2009. Now in it's 29th year, this year the parade celebrates the 62nd anniversary of India's partition from British rule on August 15, 1947. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Students from The Science and Medicine Middle School in Canarsie in Brooklyn in New York test the water quality and search th...
Students from The Science and Medicine Middle School in Canarsie in Brooklyn in New York test the water quality and search the waters for marine life at Coney Island Creek on Thursday, April 29, 2010. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Giant sewage treatment plant. NYC DEP Newtown Creek Sewage Treatment facility in New York. ( Frances M. Roberts)
The Meow Mix Cafe at 489 5th Ave. (L) Linda Evans, Interior designer for the store and (R) Kathy Bernstein of Meow Mix work o...
The Meow Mix Cafe at 489 5th Ave. (L) Linda Evans, Interior designer for the store and (R) Kathy Bernstein of Meow Mix work on window display. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Donald Smith, age 10 from the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program picks up litter at its first annual Clean Up Day in ...
Donald Smith, age 10 from the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program picks up litter at its first annual Clean Up Day in Harlem around the 369th Harlem Armory in Harlem in New York on Friday, April 22, 2011.
Greenacre Park, a vest pocket park on East 51 St. in Midtown in New York on Wednesday, August 10, 2011. (© Frances M. Roberts...
Greenacre Park, a vest pocket park on East 51 St. in Midtown in New York on Wednesday, August 10, 2011. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Middle School youth volunteer in Bronx Park. Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on T...
Middle School youth volunteer in Bronx Park. Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. The students test the water quality of the Bronx River by measuring the dissolved oxygen in the water. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Green garlic from Keith's Farm. Green garlic at the Union Square Greenmarket in New York. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Gardens of Brownstones, during garden competition, Brooklyn, New Yrok. Brownstones in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in ...
Gardens of Brownstones, during garden competition, Brooklyn, New Yrok. Brownstones in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn in New York. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Job seekers line up for a job fair in midtown in New York on Monday, August 15, 2011. ( © Frances M. Roberts)
Park goers sun bathe on a hot, humid Memorial Day in Brooklyn Bridge park in New York on Monday, May 30, 2011. (© Frances M. ...
Park goers sun bathe on a hot, humid Memorial Day in Brooklyn Bridge park in New York on Monday, May 30, 2011. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Middle School youth volunteer in Bronx Park. Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on T...
Middle School youth volunteer in Bronx Park. Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. The students test the water quality of the Bronx River using the Winkler titration method to measure the dissolved oxygen in the water. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Meeting Bowls by the Spanish collaborative ""mmmm... "" are unveiled in Times Square in New York on Wednesday, August 17, 201...
Meeting Bowls by the Spanish collaborative ""mmmm... "" are unveiled in Times Square in New York on Wednesday, August 17, 2011. The three capsules rock as people step in and out and are meant to encourage social interaction between strangers as they sit in the intimate space.
Pedestrians take advantage of a the new traffic patterns in Times Square in New York on Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Cars have be...
Pedestrians take advantage of a the new traffic patterns in Times Square in New York on Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Cars have been banned on a six block area in the square to facilitate a smoother and quicker flow creating large pedestrian mall areas. The Times Square Alliance has planned activities and supplied beach chairs for sitting and relaxing. A similar program is also in effect in Herald Square where Broadway also intersects major streets. ( Frances M . Roberts)
An artist works on his graffiti inspired canvas at the Howl! Festival's 'Art Around the Park' around Tompkins Square Park in ...
An artist works on his graffiti inspired canvas at the Howl! Festival's 'Art Around the Park' around Tompkins Square Park in New York City's East Village on Saturday, September 5, 2009. The artists are given canvases around the perimeter of the park where they work in public view, as a sort of counter-cultural Washington Square Art Show. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Dancers perform in the Cinco de Mayo Parade in New York on Sunday, May 9, 2010. The holiday commemorates a victory of Mexican...
Dancers perform in the Cinco de Mayo Parade in New York on Sunday, May 9, 2010. The holiday commemorates a victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza SeguÌn over French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. In the United States Mexican-Americans celebrate with parades and festivals as a show of ethnic pride. (© Frances M. Roberts)
The Cupcake Stop food vendor is seen in Chelsea in Manhattan on May 20, 2010. With the many vendors on the streets some have ...
The Cupcake Stop food vendor is seen in Chelsea in Manhattan on May 20, 2010. With the many vendors on the streets some have branched out to sell their own ethnic cuisine and something different. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Yoga practitioners participate in a free yoga class observing the Summer Solstice in Times Square on Sunday June 21, 2009. Th...
Yoga practitioners participate in a free yoga class observing the Summer Solstice in Times Square on Sunday June 21, 2009. The class, one of several over the course of the day, attracted several hundred students of various levels who practiced their art and attempted to find tranquilty and transcendence amidst the cacophony and chaos in Times Square. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Professional Bull Riders' J. B. Mauney, the 2009 World Champ runner up, makes the PBR Bull Bucking Hero sandwich at the Stage...
Professional Bull Riders' J. B. Mauney, the 2009 World Champ runner up, makes the PBR Bull Bucking Hero sandwich at the Stage Deli in midtown in New York on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. The Professional Bull Riders will host the New York City Invitational at Madison Square Garden January 8-10, 2010. Over 1,200 Professional Bull Riders compete in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Idle cranes in Port Elizabeth in the New York and New Jersey harbor on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Morgan Stanley headquarters in Times Square in New York on Friday, May 22, 2009. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Martin Luther King Jr. Commermorative Walk through Harlem and the East Side. Students from local schools participate in an ML...
Martin Luther King Jr. Commermorative Walk through Harlem and the East Side. Students from local schools participate in an MLK Jr. parade on his birthday. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Visitors take advantage of the rides in Luna Park in Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Memorial Day weekend...
Visitors take advantage of the rides in Luna Park in Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Memorial Day weekend, Sunday, May 30, 2010. The new amusement park opened this weekend on the site of Astroland which closed in 2008. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Wooden houses in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn on Saturday, July 3, 2010. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Mesclun and mixed greens on sale at farmers' stands in the Union Square Greenmarket in New York on Saturday, May 23, 2009. ( ...
Mesclun and mixed greens on sale at farmers' stands in the Union Square Greenmarket in New York on Saturday, May 23, 2009. ( Frances M. Roberts)
A young festival goer signs a petition at the NYC Water Festival 2011 in Union Square in New York on Sunday, June 26, 2011. T...
A young festival goer signs a petition at the NYC Water Festival 2011 in Union Square in New York on Sunday, June 26, 2011. The festival celebrates New York City's clean safe drinking water. (© Frances M. Roberts)
A Quiet Zone sign in Central Park in New York in Strawberry Fields in the park on Sunday, June 5, 2011. Musicians who play in...
A Quiet Zone sign in Central Park in New York in Strawberry Fields in the park on Sunday, June 5, 2011. Musicians who play in the park are protesting against the crackdown by the Dept. of Parks and Recreation which prevents them from performing in ""quiet zones"" created by the park.
NYC Public School students shop at Old Navy's flagship store on 34th street in New York on Thursday, November 4, 2010.
Beachgoers take advantage of the warm summer sun at Rockaway Beach in the Queens borough of New York on Saturday, July 2, 201...
Beachgoers take advantage of the warm summer sun at Rockaway Beach in the Queens borough of New York on Saturday, July 2, 2011 during the Fourth of July weekend. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Farmers' stands in the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket in Park Slope in Brooklyn in New York on Saturday, April 16, 2011. (© Fra...
Farmers' stands in the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket in Park Slope in Brooklyn in New York on Saturday, April 16, 2011. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Volunteers for the Salvation Army serve Thanksgiving Dinner to the neediest at the N.Y. Temple in New York on Thursday, Novem...
Volunteers for the Salvation Army serve Thanksgiving Dinner to the neediest at the N.Y. Temple in New York on Thursday, November 25, 2010. The Salvation Army expects to feed an estimated 3,000 hungry New Yorkers throughout New York City. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Shoppers at a fish store in Chinatown in New York on Saturday, January 29, 2011 prior to the arrival of Chinese New Year. Feb...
Shoppers at a fish store in Chinatown in New York on Saturday, January 29, 2011 prior to the arrival of Chinese New Year. February 3, 2011 marks the first day of 4709, the Year of the Rabbit. Gong Hai Fat Choi! (© Frances M. Roberts)
Children from the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program participate in its first annual Clean Up Day in Harlem around th...
Children from the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program participate in its first annual Clean Up Day in Harlem around the 369th Harlem Armory in Harlem in New York on Friday, April 22, 2011. The volunteers picked up litter, cleaned sidewalks and planted flowers in the tree pits. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Travelers crowd Grand Central Terminal in New York, the beginning of the great exodus over the Thanksgiving weekend According...
Travelers crowd Grand Central Terminal in New York, the beginning of the great exodus over the Thanksgiving weekend According to AAA, 43 6 million people will travel 50 miles or more, an increase of approximately 0 7 percent from last year © Frances M Rob. Travelers crowd Grand Central Terminal in New York, the beginning of the great exodus over the Thanksgiving weekend According to AAA, 43 6 million people will travel 50 miles or more, an increase of approximately 0 7 percent from last year © F
fresh local produce. A woman shopping at a stand in the Union Square Greenmarket in New York on Saturday, August 15, 2009. ( ...
fresh local produce. A woman shopping at a stand in the Union Square Greenmarket in New York on Saturday, August 15, 2009. ( Frances M. Roberts)
A customer at the Magnolia Bakery in the upper west side neighborhood of New York on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. The popular bak...
A customer at the Magnolia Bakery in the upper west side neighborhood of New York on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. The popular bakery is known for it's cupcakes and the original Greenwich Village location was featured in the ""Sex and the City"" television program. (© Frances M. Roberts)
New Yorkers and visitors maneuver through the snow in Times Square in New York on Sunday, December 26, 2010 during the start ...
New Yorkers and visitors maneuver through the snow in Times Square in New York on Sunday, December 26, 2010 during the start of a blizzard that covered the East Coast.
The engine room telegraph of the decommissioned lighthouse tender the S.S. Lilac is seen in Brooklyn in New York on Saturday,...
The engine room telegraph of the decommissioned lighthouse tender the S.S. Lilac is seen in Brooklyn in New York on Saturday, July 24, 2010. The 800 ton tender was built in 1933 for the U.S.
Gay Games Opening Ceremonies at Wein Stadium in New York City in June 1994. (© Frances M. Roberts)
The Tree of Hope on the stage of The Apollo. It is an Apollo Theatre tradition for performers to rub the Tree of Hope before ...
The Tree of Hope on the stage of The Apollo. It is an Apollo Theatre tradition for performers to rub the Tree of Hope before performing. The World Famous Apollo Theater on West 125th Street in the New York neighborhood of Harlem holds an open house on Sunday, March 1, 2009.The newly renovated theater is celebrating its 75th anniversary (© Frances M. Roberts)
Autographs on a wall backstage at The Apollo Theater. The World Famous Apollo Theater on West 125th Street in the New York ne...
Autographs on a wall backstage at The Apollo Theater. The World Famous Apollo Theater on West 125th Street in the New York neighborhood of Harlem holds an open house on Sunday, March 1, 2009.The newly renovated theater is celebrating its 75th anniversary (© Frances M. Roberts)
Looking for air pollution.. Tree-lined street in Hunt's Point in the Bronx in New York. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Colored powder is applied to the faces of participants as they celebrate the Indian holiday of Holi at a street festival in N...
Colored powder is applied to the faces of participants as they celebrate the Indian holiday of Holi at a street festival in New York on Sunday, March 20, 2011. The spring holiday of Holi, also called Festival of Colors, is celebrated by throwing and wearing colored powder. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Patrons sit at the outdoor cafe of Ristorante Settepani restaurant in the neighborhood of Harlem in New York on June 19, 2010...
Patrons sit at the outdoor cafe of Ristorante Settepani restaurant in the neighborhood of Harlem in New York on June 19, 2010. (© Frances M. Roberts)
The annual Chinese Lunar New Year Parade in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sunset Park in New York, on Sunday, February 1, 2009...
The annual Chinese Lunar New Year Parade in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sunset Park in New York, on Sunday, February 1, 2009. The visitors throng the streets to watch the dragon dancing troupes and to participate in the festivities. The gala ushers in the Year of the Ox, 4707 in the Lunar calendar. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Pakistani-Americans gather near Madison Square Park in New York on August 24, 2008 to celebrate the partition of Pakistan and...
Pakistani-Americans gather near Madison Square Park in New York on August 24, 2008 to celebrate the partition of Pakistan and their independence from the British Empire. The festivities, which drew crowds from the tri-state area, included a parade which culminated in a street fair with entertainment and an assortment of Pakistani culinary delights. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Close-up of water valve cover. Close up of blue painted water valve cover on street. ( Frances M. Roberts )
Middle School youth cook food, not the planet. Students from the Urban Assembly's Academy of Civic Engagement Middle School c...
Middle School youth cook food, not the planet. Students from the Urban Assembly's Academy of Civic Engagement Middle School cook s'mores in pizza box solar ovens in the Bronx on Monday, April 12, 2010. The students constructed the solar ovens from pizza delivery boxes and after putting the s'mores in the ovens angled the boxes toward the sun harnessing solar energy to cook the s'mores. ( Frances M. Roberts)
A shopper passes by an Ann Tayor Loft shop on Madison Avenue on Saturday, August 16, 2008. Retail has been hard hit by downtu...
A shopper passes by an Ann Tayor Loft shop on Madison Avenue on Saturday, August 16, 2008. Retail has been hard hit by downturns in the eonomy. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Apples on sale at a farmer's stand in the Union Square Greenmarket in New York on Friday, April 15, 2011. (© Frances M. Rober...
Apples on sale at a farmer's stand in the Union Square Greenmarket in New York on Friday, April 15, 2011. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Student volunteers from NYU help clean up Prospect Park in the borough of Brooklyn in New York in the aftermath of Hurricane ...
Student volunteers from NYU help clean up Prospect Park in the borough of Brooklyn in New York in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, on Tuesday, August 30, 2011. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Middle School youth volunteer in Bronx Park. Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on T...
Middle School youth volunteer in Bronx Park. Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. The students test the water quality of the Bronx River using the Winkler titration method to measure the dissolved oxygen in the water. ( Frances M. Roberts)
El Museo del Barrio Day of the Dead procession travels through Central Park on Saturday, October 15, 2011. The procession kic...
El Museo del Barrio Day of the Dead procession travels through Central Park on Saturday, October 15, 2011. The procession kicks off the ""Super Sabado"" activities at the museum, a free Saturday sponsored by Target stores.
Greenacre Park, a vest pocket park on East 51 St. in Midtown in New York on Wednesday, August 10, 2011. (© Frances M. Roberts...
Greenacre Park, a vest pocket park on East 51 St. in Midtown in New York on Wednesday, August 10, 2011. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Children and adults play the Japanese game of chess called Shogi. Thousands turn out for the third annual Japan Day celebrati...
Children and adults play the Japanese game of chess called Shogi. Thousands turn out for the third annual Japan Day celebration in Central Park in New York on Sunday, May 31, 2009. Participants, who turned out in traditional and non-tradition clothing, were treated to free food and entertainment to foster east-west understanding. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Children from the Goddard Riverside Head Start Program observe a Blue Wave butterfly (myscelia sp.) from Costa Rica in ""The ...
Children from the Goddard Riverside Head Start Program observe a Blue Wave butterfly (myscelia sp.) from Costa Rica in ""The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter"" at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on Thursday, October 6, 2011.
Looking for air pollution.. Traffic on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Middle School youth volunteer in Bronx Park. Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on T...
Middle School youth volunteer in Bronx Park. Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. The students test the Bronx River's water quality measuring its specific gravity. ( Frances M. Roberts)
A New York City MTA metrocard in the subway in New York on Sunday, May 24, 2009. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Travelers in Grand Central Terminal in New York on Friday, May 22, 2009 get out of town for the Memorial Day weekend. Despite...
Travelers in Grand Central Terminal in New York on Friday, May 22, 2009 get out of town for the Memorial Day weekend. Despite cheaper airfares and deals on hotels during the Memorial Day weekend many people are expected to remain close to home during the unofficial start of summer. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Visitors enjoy the Great Lawn area on opening day of the second phase, from West 20th Street to West 30th Street, of the High...
Visitors enjoy the Great Lawn area on opening day of the second phase, from West 20th Street to West 30th Street, of the High Line Park in Chelsea is seen on Tuesday, June 7, 2011.
Mexican-Americans march in the Cinco de Mayo Parade in New York. The holiday commemorates a victory of Mexican forces led by ...
Mexican-Americans march in the Cinco de Mayo Parade in New York. The holiday commemorates a victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín over French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. In the United States Mexican-Americans celebrate with parades and festivals as a show of ethnic pride. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Hundreds of vegetarians gather in the Meat Packing District in New York on Sunday, May 16, 2010 to kick off the Third Veggie ...
Hundreds of vegetarians gather in the Meat Packing District in New York on Sunday, May 16, 2010 to kick off the Third Veggie Pride Parade in America
Lower East Side. Volunteers from the Junior League spruce up Seward Park in the newly trendy Lower East Side-Chinatown neighb...
Lower East Side. Volunteers from the Junior League spruce up Seward Park in the newly trendy Lower East Side-Chinatown neighborhood in New York. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Clean air electric hybrid bus. Commuters board the B58 bus in Elmhurst, Queens in New York. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Giant one mile long Rainbow Flag is unfurled on First Ave. in New York City during the celebration and Gay Pride Day-Stonewal...
Giant one mile long Rainbow Flag is unfurled on First Ave. in New York City during the celebration and Gay Pride Day-Stonewall 25 Parade on June 26, 1994. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Middle School youth volunteer in Bronx Park. Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on T...
Middle School youth volunteer in Bronx Park. Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. The students dig up the invasive plant, Japanese Knotweed, and test the Bronx River for cleanliness. ( Frances M. Roberts)
An abandoned shopping cart buried on the beach of Coney Island creek in Brooklyn in New York on Thursday, April 29, 2010. (© ...
An abandoned shopping cart buried on the beach of Coney Island creek in Brooklyn in New York on Thursday, April 29, 2010. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Bhangra dancers celebrate the Indian holiday of Holi at a street festival in New York on Saturday, March 20, 2010. The spring...
Bhangra dancers celebrate the Indian holiday of Holi at a street festival in New York on Saturday, March 20, 2010. The spring holiday of Holi, also called Festival of Colors, is celebrated by throwing and wearing colored powder. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Automobile repair related businesses, Willets Point, Queens, New York. Automobile repair related businesses take up the bulk ...
Automobile repair related businesses, Willets Point, Queens, New York. Automobile repair related businesses take up the bulk of the industry in Willets Point, in the New York borough of Queens seen on Monday, August 11, 2008. Willets Point comprises 61 acres across the street from the Mets' new stadium, Citi Field. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Sustainable urban farming. Hydroponic farming of basil is seen on the Science Barge, a sustainable urban farm floating on the...
Sustainable urban farming. Hydroponic farming of basil is seen on the Science Barge, a sustainable urban farm floating on the Hudson River in New York on Saturday, October 4, 2008. The urban farm, powered by wind, solar and biofuel sources uses rainwater and purified river water for irrigation growing their crops without carbon emissions or waste. The barge is operated by the New York Sun Works Center for Sustainable Engineering. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Bank of America headquarters, One Bryant Park in New York on Monday, October 19, 2009. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Thousands of yoga practitioners in Times Square in New York participate in a group Bikram Yoga class observing the Summer Sol...
Thousands of yoga practitioners in Times Square in New York participate in a group Bikram Yoga class observing the Summer Solstice at 1:16 PM on Tuesday, June 21, 2011.
Martin Luther King Jr. Commermorative Walk through Harlem and the East Side. Students from local schools participate in an ML...
Martin Luther King Jr. Commermorative Walk through Harlem and the East Side. Students from local schools participate in an MLK Jr. parade on his birthday. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Middle School youth volunteer in Bronx Park. Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on T...
Middle School youth volunteer in Bronx Park. Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. The students test the water quality of the Bronx River by measuring the dissolved oxygen in the water. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Bethseda Fountain in Central Park in New York on Sunday, October 25, 2009. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Grand Central Terminal in New York on Friday, May 22, 2009. Despite cheaper airfares and deals on hotels during the Memorial ...
Grand Central Terminal in New York on Friday, May 22, 2009. Despite cheaper airfares and deals on hotels during the Memorial Day weekend many people are expected to remain close to home during the unofficial start of summer. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Left to right, Raymond Naraine receives a plant from his mother Rose Naraine. Students, family, friends and volunteers partic...
Left to right, Raymond Naraine receives a plant from his mother Rose Naraine. Students, family, friends and volunteers participate in a work day at the PS 62 Playground in South Richmond Hill, Queens, New York on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. (© Frances M. Roberts)
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park in New York on July 7, 2010. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Brownfield in da Bronx. Affordable housing in the Melrose neighborhood in the borough of The Bronx in New York. ( Frances M. ...
Brownfield in da Bronx. Affordable housing in the Melrose neighborhood in the borough of The Bronx in New York. ( Frances M. Roberts)
Hundreds of members of the activist group ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) protest the lack of an effective treatment...
Hundreds of members of the activist group ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) protest the lack of an effective treatment for AIDS by holding a ""die-in"" on Fifth Avenue in June 1990. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Parade-goers are served authentic Indian food from vendors at the street fair after the Indian Independence Day Parade on Mad...
Parade-goers are served authentic Indian food from vendors at the street fair after the Indian Independence Day Parade on Madison Ave. in New York on Sunday, August 17, 2008. Now in it's 28th year, this year the parade celebrates the 61st anniversary of India's partition from British rule on August 15, 1947. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Commercial activity thrives in NY harbor. Container ship in NY & NJ Harbor, ( Frances M. Roberts)
Red bean ice snack at Koryodang Restaurant in the Koreatown or Little Korea neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan in New York on ...
Red bean ice snack at Koryodang Restaurant in the Koreatown or Little Korea neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan in New York on Friday, August 21, 2009. Frances M. Roberts)
Con Ed power plant. A Con Edison power plant and distribution center in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Dumbo in New York seen f...
Con Ed power plant. A Con Edison power plant and distribution center in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Dumbo in New York seen from a window in a building in Dumbo on Saturday. September 26, 2009. ( Frances M. Roberts)
The 5 Boro Green Roof Garden on the roof of the NYC Parks and Recreation Dept. administration building on Randall's Island in...
The 5 Boro Green Roof Garden on the roof of the NYC Parks and Recreation Dept. administration building on Randall's Island in New York is seen on Friday, August 20, 2010.
Activists gather at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn in New York on Saturday, October 1, 2011 to begin a march to Washington DC t...
Activists gather at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn in New York on Saturday, October 1, 2011 to begin a march to Washington DC to demand GMO labeling of food. (© Frances M. Roberts)
Hundreds of vegetarians gather in the Meat Packing District in New York on Sunday, May 16, 2010 to kick off the Third Veggie ...
Hundreds of vegetarians gather in the Meat Packing District in New York on Sunday, May 16, 2010 to kick off the Third Veggie Pride Parade in America.
NYC Public School students on line to pay for purchases after shopping at Old Navy's flagship store on 34th street in New Yor...
NYC Public School students on line to pay for purchases after shopping at Old Navy's flagship store on 34th street in New York on Thursday, November 4, 2010.
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