People walk along a park path lined with trees, with the New York City skyline and tall buildings visible in the background on a clear day.

    Sunset Park. Photo: Julienne Schaer

    People cross a city street near a large building with colorful geometric wall art. Several cars and a white truck are parked along the curb. Shadows from trees and street signs are cast on the building.

    Industry City. Photo: Gus Powell

    People cross a busy city intersection on a sunny day, with cars waiting at the crosswalk. Buildings line the street, and some pedestrians carry shopping bags or push strollers. The scene is bustling and lively.

    Photo: Gus Powell

    A group of people practice tai chi on an outdoor court surrounded by trees with yellow autumn leaves. A toddler in a brown outfit stands nearby, and fallen leaves cover the ground.

    Sunset Park. Photo: Fuxuan Xin

    A street scene shows colorful buildings with large windows in sunlight, cars parked along the curb, people walking on the sidewalk, and parts of the street shadowed by an overhead structure.

    Industry City. Photo: Gus Powell

    A person walks past a bakery storefront with large, decorative cakes displayed in the window and a sign advertising empanadas for $3. The bakery door is open, and the street is quiet.

    Photo: Gus Powell

    A bustling outdoor fruit market with various fruits such as melons, apples, grapes, and longans. Handwritten signs with Chinese characters and prices are displayed, and shoppers browse in the background under warm sunlight.

    Photo: Fuxuan Xin

    People stand in line outside a seafood market under a red and yellow awning. Some carry shopping bags or pull carts, and a few have strollers. The storefront displays Chinese and English signs.

    Photo: Gus Powell

    Storefronts on a city street, including “Zapateria Mexico” shoe store, a law office, and a gold shop. A woman walks by on the sidewalk while two people stand outside the law office.

    Photo: Gus Powell

    A large stone church with arched windows and twin towers stands on a city street corner, with cars, traffic lights, and a street sign reading "5 AV" visible in the foreground.

    Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Photo: Jordana Bermúdez

    Street view of Don Paco Lopez Panaderia, a bakery with an orange sign, next to an insurance agency. A large food poster displays various dishes. Bicycles are parked out front, and a tree shades the sidewalk.

    Don Paco Lopez Panaderia. Photo: Jordana Bermúdez

    A city street lined with parked cars and brick buildings, featuring various storefronts with colorful signs. Holiday decorations, including a star and snowflake, hang above the street.

    Photo: Kate Glicksberg

    Four people walk past a busy store selling assorted goods and decorations, with a large yellow and red sign in Chinese and English above the entrance. Various colorful items are displayed outside the shop.

    Photo: Kate Glicksberg

    A person with a cart walks along a tree-lined path in a park, with people sitting on benches and a city skyline visible in the background under a clear sky.

    Sunset Park. Photo: Jordana Bermúdez

    A group of people sit on benches in a park, facing a playground with climbing structures and slides. Trees and playground equipment are visible in the background on a sunny day.

    Photo: Jordana Bermúdez

    People sit on a grassy hill under trees overlooking rooftops, a river, and distant industrial cranes and ships under a partly cloudy sky. A stroller is beside them, and a lamppost is to the right.

    Sunset Park. Photo: Julienne Schaer

    A grassy park with trees and a structure made of poles and strings in the foreground. Brick apartment buildings and parked cars line the street in the background on a sunny day.

    Sunset Park. Photo: Jordana Bermúdez

    Baking trays filled with colorful Mexican conchas—sweet breads with sugar shell patterns in white, yellow, pink, and brown—are displayed on metal racks in a bakery setting.

    Don Paco Lopez Panaderia. Photo: Jordana Bermúdez

    Several people walk along a rocky shoreline with trees and water in the foreground; the New York City skyline, including One World Trade Center, rises in the background under a cloudy sky.

    Photo: Julienne Schaer

    Two people relax on a grassy hill in a park with a city skyline in the background. Other people walk in the distance under a clear blue sky. Trees with autumn leaves are scattered around.

    Sunset Park. Photo: Fuxuan Xin

    A tray filled with rows of freshly baked Portuguese egg tarts, each with a golden, slightly caramelized top and flaky pastry crust.

    Xin Fa Bakery. Photo: Fuxuan Xin

    A corner building with a red awning reading "Tacos El Bronco Restaurant," people walking, cars and bicycles passing by, and outdoor seating visible on a sunny day in an urban neighborhood.

    Tacos El Bronco. Photo: Jordana Bermúdez

    Grassy marshland in the foreground with a calm body of water and rocky shoreline. In the distance, the New York City skyline is visible under a cloudy sky.

    Photo: Julienne Schaer