New Yorkers
12 Aug 2021
New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul addresses New Yorkers for the first time since Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation over sexual harassment allegations. In just under two weeks, Hochul will succeed Cuomo as the state's 57th governor.
30 Dec 2020
New Yorkers gather in Times Square to say "good riddance" to 2020. Printed submissions from people around the world, who virtually shared their Good Riddance Day memories in advance, are shredded during the official Good Riddance Day celebration. Jonathan Bennett, host of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration, reads some submissions during the event, before pulverising a 2020 piñata.
30 Dec 2020
New Yorkers write down their wishes for 2021 at Times Square. The wishes written on confetti will be released at midnight on New Year’s Eve.
4 Nov 2020
"I am very nervous": voters in Washington Heights, in uptown Manhattan, share their feelings ahead of the results of the 2020 presidential election, with some adding that they fear riots if Donald Trump loses.
20 May 2019
Some 200 New Yorkers cast aside worries Sunday over the coming work week to focus instead on the coming of winter - the series finale of, "Game of Thrones."