Closing the South Beach firehouse every night to save money would instead cost lives, hundreds of Staten Islanders said at a weekend protest against the city’s latest budget proposal.

23 Dec 08

Intermediate figure skater Caroline Coia, 8, struts her stuff at Bryant Park’s skating rink.

15 Dec 08

4 a.m. on Black Friday at the Nike store at 21 Mercer St.

06 Dec 08

Folk singer William Elliott Whitmore plays Southpaw in Park Slope, Brooklyn Nov. 12, 2008.

05 Dec 08