MICHAEL APPLETON

NEW YORK CITY

  • Firefighters from Engine Company 54 and Ladder 4, which share a firehouse in Midtown Manhattan in New York, NY, celebrate together just after midnight in Times Square on May 2, 2011, after it was announced that Osama Bin Laden had been killed in a U.S. military strike in Pakistan.   Fifteen firefighters from the Engine Company 54 and Ladder 4 firehouse died responding to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
  • Runners on First Avenue during the New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 4, 2018. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
  • Mayor Bill de Blasio joins the families and friends of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the 19th anniversary of the tragic day at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum on Friday, September 11, 2020.  Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
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  • The Tribute in Light, photographed from Staten Island, rises over the Manhattan skyline on the 15th Anniversary of the 9/11 attack on Sunday, September 11, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
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  • CJ Fortunes, 5, from Old Bridge, NJ, joins the crowds on Broadway in downtown Manhattan for the New York Giants Super Bowl victory parade on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.   (Michael Appleton for The New York Times)  METRO YEAR IN PHOTOS FOR NIKO
  • A US Airways jetliner, which was bound for Charlotte, NC, floats down the Hudson River off of Battery Park CIty in Manhattan after crash landing in the river just after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport on Jan.15, 2009.   After floating for down river the large plane hit land at Battery Park City where it was secured for removal from the water days later.
  • Bernard Madoff sits in a car as he leaves federal court in downtown Manhattan on Jan. 1, 2009, where he was being accused of running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme through his investment company.  Mr. Madoff  ultimately pled guilty to 11 federal felonies and was sentenced to 150 years in federal prison.
  • Navy sailors wait to disembark the USS Bataan after arriving in New York City for the start of Fleet Week on Wednesday, May 25, 2016.  Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
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  • Members of The Rockettes pose with their camel cast mates on the street outside Radio City Music Hall in New York on Nov. 11, 2002, during a promotional event for the upcoming Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
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  • Thousands attend a vigil on Christopher Street outside the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan on Monday, June 13, 2016 in response to the Orlando nightclub mass shooting. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
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  • New Yorkers enjoying the sun at Orchard Beach in the Bronx on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.  Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
  • Riverside Church Carillonneur Dionisio Lind, 83, plays the carillon at Riverside Church in New York during the morning service on Sunday, January 18, 2015. The carillon at Riverside Church consists of of 72 bells ranging in weight from 10 pounds to 20 tons, all of which are housed atop a 392 foot tower. CREDIT:  Michael Appleton for The New York Times
  • Harvey Fishbein, an attorney representing defendant, Pedro Hernandez, who is on trial for the murder killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979, puts his head against the wall in the halls at New York Supreme Court in Manhattan on Friday, May 1, 2015 during a lunch break as the jury in the case deliberates for a 12th day. CREDIT:  Michael Appleton for The New York Times
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  • Fans of the French National soccer team react as they watch from outside a French bistro in Soho after a missed goal opportunity during the World Cup final against Italy. Their team would go on to lose the game.
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  • Prentis {quote}Sonny{quote} Gibbs sits in Abraham Lincoln Playground in Harlem on Thursday, September 18, 2014, where he sold flowers for over 20 years. The Parks department recently shutdown Mr. Gibbs' flower selling business where he also taught children chess. CREDIT:  Michael Appleton for The New York Times
  • Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray ring in the New Year with a kiss during the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop in Times Square on Friday January 1, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
  • Grand Central Terminal remained closed on   Tuesday morning on January 27, 2015. The New York City subway system and Metro North service was shut down last night ahead of a predicted blizzard. CREDIT:  Michael Appleton for The New York Times
  • Commuters sleep on the steps of the James Farley Post Office on Eighth Avenue in New York City during the early hours of Friday, August 15, 2003, after being stranded because of a massive electrical blackout.  The blackout affected everything from trains to mobile phones and occurred across much of northeastern United States and Canada.
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  • HURRICANE KATRINA
  • EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI
  • PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN 2008
  • IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN
  • NEW YORK CITY
  • 9/11
  • NOT JUST A STATISTIC
  • FACES of NYC's REFUGEES
  • AMERICAN CHAIN GANG
  • LEBANON
  • NY GIANTS RUN
  • HAITI COUP D'ETAT
  • SKI IRAN
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