The battle for same-sex marriage
Will Beirne-Freiman, 2, of Sunnyside, Queens celebrates same-sex marriage with his family outside of City Clerks Clerks office on Sunday July 24, 2011, the first day that same-sex couples were granted the right to marry in New York State.
Connie Kurtz (center) and Ruthie Berman (left) celebrate same-sex marriage outside of the City Clerks office.
Robert Lassegue, 41, (Left) and Jose Manuel Reyes, 32, Westbury, long Island (Right) are married by Reverend Pat Bumgardner just outside the City Clerks Office.
We do!
Enrique Castro, 29 (left) and Wilson Castillo, 22 (right) both of Washington Heights were previously married in Connecticut but traveled down to the City Clerk’s office to support New York State’s Marriage Equality Act. They two plan on a New York wedding in early January 2012.
Geanette Coleman (left) and Kawane Harris (right) both of Midtown Manhattan pose for portraits.
God loves equality.
Ken fleck, 33, of Freehold, NJ demonstrates outside of the City Clerks office.
Ben Phelps, 36 of Topeka, Kansas demonstrates outside of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office in Midtown Manhattan: “Today is the first day they are having f-g marriages and they don’t have any truth or moral authority … We are here to tells Gods truth.”
Rabbi Mordechai Weberman, 68, of Williamsburg, Brooklyn:
“We are here to protest against the scandal of the legislative vote.”
Pat Necrerato, 40 of Freehold, NJ with Bible in hand demonstrates across the street from City Clerks office.
Adriana Knight, 35, Park Slope BK waves a Rainbow flag outside of the City Clerks office.
July 28, 2011
Leslie Robertson - WTC Structual Engineer
“Leslie Robertson was the engineering whiz kid whose innovations helped erect the 110-story towers. And when his buildings were savagely attacked and collapsed, taking close to 3,000 lives, he felt a shock and horror that is a structural engineer’s worst nightmare … Having poured more than 40 years of his life into the construction and maintenance of the original World Trade Center, Robertson — among the last surviving creators of the iconic complex — has spent the past 10 years trying to accept the 9/11 terrorist attacks as part of “the risk that we all take” just being alive.”
“And while the darkest day in New York history brought down his towers, one of the successor buildings will give him perhaps some measure of symbolic redemption on those sacred 16 acres. His firm, Leslie E. Robertson Associates, is the structural engineer firm for Four World Trade Center, the 72-story tower rising next to where the Twin Towers stood. Though Robertson himself is not working on the project (he retired in 1996, but remains a self-described workaholic), he offers guidance to his team.”
Excerpted from Towering Comeback written by amNewYork Editors Rolando Pujol and Graham Wood.
Leslie Robertson in his office in Lower Manhattan a few blocks from the World Trade Center.
Leslie Robertson on the WTC site with 1 World Trade (left) and 7 World Trade (right) behind him.
During an interview with amNewYork, Leslie Robertson described the range of emotions he experienced after learning of the attack on the World Trade Center which he helped build roughly 40 years earlier. “I had a lot of time to think about it, and I tried to sort it out in my mind if there was something I should have done that I didn’t,” Robertson said. “I couldn’t come up with anything … I mean, you can always make a building stronger.”
July 22, 2011
Changing notes. Changing trains.
Jafari Sampson, 16 of the Bronx plays his violin on the express platform at 34th Street/7th Ave stop in Midtown Manhattan as a rider examines a subway map.
Mr. Sampson has been playing violin for roughly 6 years and of playing in the subway he says “It tends to get really quiet when I start to play … I think that playing classical music is better for the community as it creates a peaceful aura.”
July 21, 2011
Wedding bell$
A bride to be models her new wedding dress at Kleinfeld’s in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. Kleinfeld’s and other retail stores are preparing for an influx of new clients following New York State’s Marriage Equality Act which takes effect Sunday, July 24, 2011.
July 11, 2011
Pulling through
Kerone Williams, 22 of Crown Heights, Brooklyn performs a set pull-ups at Tompkins Square Park on June 6, 2011.
Roughly 2 years ago, Kerone was paralyzed from the waist down and it was determined that a spinal tumor had impacted the nerves to his legs. After the tumor was excised and despite its removal, physicians informed Kerone that he may never walk again. Following years of personal rehabilitation Kerone has made a full recovery and now lives in excellent health, exercising regularly while working construction in Manhattan.
Kerone often goes back to Brooklyn Hospital where he was bedridden and given little hope by the medical staff. He now returns to the hospital to offer words of encouragement to patients experiencing paralysis and other debilitating injuries in the hopes that they too can overcome the odds.
July 11, 2011
queenboro br
On-ramp to Queensboro Bridge aka 59th Street Bridge aka Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge. July 2011.
July 11, 2011
Bastille Day
Harlan Muir, 26, Williamsburg, Brooklyn plays his Main Squeeze at the Bastille Day Street Party on E. 60th Street in Manhattan on Sunday, July 10, 2011.
July 8, 2011
Dog Days
Sam Pirnak of Chinatown and her dog Blue play fetch on the East River shore under the Brooklyn Bridge on June 5, 2011.
July 7, 2011
Delivering
Plant delivery on Ave of the Americas. NY, NY. 2011
July 6, 2011
Tea Time
Chinatown. New York, NY. 2011
July 5, 2011
Pinstriped Umbrellas
McDonald’s on River Ave. across street from Yankee Stadium. Bronx, NY. 2011
