A mural painted on the wall of a gas station in Kiln Mississippi with all the helmets Brett Favre wore.

Travelers walk past a construction wall at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. Renovations continue at the Delta terminal as part of the airport’s multibillion-dollar redevelopment project.

Cars pass through the Manhattan Bridge arch and colonnade at dusk in Lower Manhattan on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. Orange traffic barrels line the roadway as construction continues near the historic Beaux-Arts structure.

On a dimly lit street in New York’s Chinatown, the glow of a small Fuzhou restaurant spills onto the sidewalk piled high with black garbage bags. Through the narrow doorway of Zheng Xing Fu Zhou Cuisine Inc., a worker in a red apron is seen bent over, quietly preparing food inside the cramped kitchen. The storefront, framed by boxes and handwritten notices, tells the story of a neighborhood balancing survival and tradition, even as the detritus of the day lines the curb outside. The contrast between the bustling work inside and the refuse outside captures a candid snapshot of city life — grit and perseverance side by side.

Exit signage at the Rector Street subway station in Manhattan New York City.

Rector Street subway station in Manhattan New York City.

Chinatown in Flushing, Queens in New York City.

Sidewalk on Madison Avenue showing a row of storefronts under scaffolding late at night on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The Christian Louboutin store window.

Taken on the southern edge of Central Park in New York City, looking toward Midtown Manhattan from near The Pond.

From left to right, visible buildings include 111 West 57th Street (the thin, needle-like skyscraper), Central Park Tower (one of the world’s tallest residential buildings), and the historic Essex House hotel with its red rooftop sign. The green-roofed Plaza Hotel can also be seen near the center-right, just below the taller modern towers of Billionaires’ Row.

The Inscope Arch sits near the southeast corner of Central Park, close to Grand Army Plaza and 59th Street. At night, the stone passageway offers a calm, almost hidden route beneath the park’s trees.

Benches in Central Park on a September evening.

Incubus and Dane Cook at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Neon lights at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon at 30 Rock in New York City.

The York Street Station in Brooklyn, New York.

East River from Manhattan New York City.

Old wooden pilings rise from the East River with the Manhattan skyline glowing in the background. Viewed from Brooklyn Bridge Park

A man walks down a long hallway in the New York City Subway system.

A dimly lit stairway leads down into a New York City subway station on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. Aging infrastructure and exposed piping are visible along the tiled walls.

A staircase leads to the exit at the 47–50 Streets Rockefeller Center subway station in Manhattan. The station serves the B, D, F, and M lines.