Posted inTransit
MTA Brings New Open Gangway Trains to Coney Island for Sneak Peek
Passengers will be able to move freely between cars on some trains starting later this year.
Hiram Alejandro Durán
Hiram Alejandro Durán takes photos for THE CITY. A recent graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, he’s photographed general assignments for The Riverdale Press and Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, and interned for Times Square Alliance and the Mail & Guardian in Johannesburg.
Posted inEconomy
Boiling Over With New Vendors, Corona Plaza Gets Organized
The less than a decade-old public square in Queens has seen a surge in activity as the pandemic forced immigrant families out of steady jobs and into street sales.
Posted inCity Life
PHOTOS: Ecstatic Couples Tie The Knot as the Manhattan Marriage Bureau Reopens
The Lower Manhattan center for City Clerk-officiated ceremonies resumed in-person weddings Friday after being shuttered for over a year due to the pandemic.
Posted inCity Life, Elections
Primary Color: Scenes From an Unprecedented NYC Mayoral Campaign Season
Check out views from the trail after months of campaigning in a primary made historic by the pandemic and the impending citywide debut of ranked choice voting.
Posted inCity Life
PHOTOS: New Yorkers Breathe It All Back in as the City Starts Reopening
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.
Posted inBrooklyn
Red Hook NYCHA Tenants Face New Gas Outages in Maddening Pattern
Nearly 100 households at the Brooklyn complex have been without cooking gas for a week and NYCHA has no timeline for repairs. It’s a story that’s played out repeatedly in recent years at the borough’s biggest public housing development.
Posted inBrooklyn
Brooklyn Group Battles for Bushwick Building — and the Future of Affordable Housing
State Attorney General Letitia James and city’s top lawyer join federal appeals court fight against corporate investor that refuses to hand over the keys after reaping 15 years of tax benefits.
Posted inBrooklyn
PHOTOS: Brooklyn Food Pantry Offers Thanksgiving Help at Start of Challenging Holiday Season
The Masbia pantry in Borough Park drew long lines this week, with some traveling from across the city to collect staples at a time when the pandemic has increased food insecurity.
Posted inCity Life
Photos: NYC Day of the Dead Celebrations Honor Those Lost
People have built altars across the New York City to remember lost loved ones. This year, the traditionally Mexican celebration takes on additional resonance.
Posted inCity Life
PHOTOS: How New Yorkers Connect During the Pandemic
While many folks have been forced apart by the coronavirus crisis, some have found ways to maintain contact.