September 2009 archives

Louis Mendes, 70, and a professional photographer, spends his weekends shuttling on subways between different events he wants to capture

Patrons of Ferrara Cafe wait in line for gelato at the Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy

The festival runs until September 20 and features more than 300 different street vendors. San Gennaro is the patron saint of Naples, Italy.

Charles Denson, author, reads from his book in front of a jellyfish tank at the New York Aquarium

Denson appeared as one of half a dozen poets and writers who performed in the first annual PARACHUTE: the Coney Island Performance Festival.

An infant tree spreads its leaves after growing through the holes of this weaved metal tree grate in the Upper West Side

The hustle and bustle of intersecting Broadway and Amsterdam plays out in the background.

Hundreds of supporters of the Iranian opposition movement – many, Iranian Americans – gathered on 40th Street and 3rd Avenue

Many shouted, “Marg bar dictator! Marg bar dictator!” – “Down with the dictator!”

Diane Sawyer, Charles Gibson and Barbara Walters attend the Walter Cronkite Memorial Service at Lincoln Center

West Indian American Labor Day Parade

Members of several branches of the Lions Clubs of Brooklyn display flags of the different nations of the West Indies as part of the Labor Day West Indian American Parade

Miss Universe and Miss USA pose together at Top of the Rock

Stefania Fernandez, 19, of Venezuela (left), and Kristen Dalton, 22, (right), celebrate Fernandez’s birthday with cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery, while posing for the first time together in New York.

Dressed in classic Michael Jackson threads, two fans strike iconic poses at Michael Jackson's 51st Birthday Bash

The event held at Prospect Park, Brooklyn was hosted by Spike Lee and drew thousands of fans.

The sun sets over Newark as a sailboat cuts silently across the river

The beginning of September brought cooler temperatures and clear skies.