Ben Fractenberg, Author at THE CITY - NYC News

PHOTOS: Bellevue Workers Kneel for Nearly Nine Minutes in Tribute to George Floyd

June 4, 2020, 7:06 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:34 a.m.

Hundreds of healthcare workers rallied outside the Manhattan hospital Thursday afternoon in solidarity with anti-police brutality protesters.

George Floyd Protests

SoHo Bears Signs of Unrest After Night of Looting

June 1, 2020, 7:22 p.m.June 1, 2020, 7:28 p.m.

Smashed windows and demands for justice in the death of George Floyd dotted the shopping mecca.

Justice

Cries of Justice for George Floyd Reach and Roil New York

May 31, 2020, 12:49 a.m.May 30, 2024, 1:51 p.m.

As protests rippled across the nation, demonstrators massed throughout the city to voice outrage over the 46-year-old man’s death at the hand of Minneapolis police.

Coronavirus

Moving Trucks Carry the Dead as Funeral Homes Get Slammed

April 30, 2020, 8:19 p.m.May 4, 2020, 4:04 p.m.

Unrefrigerated U-Hauls and Ryders haul corpses in East Harlem and elsewhere — signs of a traffic jam on the way to COVID victims’ final resting place.

Coronavirus

A Window Into New York City Life in the Age of Coronavirus

April 15, 2020, 7:32 p.m.May 4, 2020, 4:04 p.m.

We captured images of New Yorkers taking to windows, stoops and roofs to safely socialize and get some air at a time when public life is shrinking.

Coronavirus

Letter Carriers Balk at Entering Brooklyn Post Office Over Coronavirus

March 20, 2020, 5:14 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:54 p.m.

After a supervisor in Williamsburg tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. Postal Service workers decided to pick up deliveries outside.

New York City

PHOTOS: A Year in the Life of THE CITY

Dec. 26, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Check out our month-by-month collection of pictures capturing scenes of New York — a city where even the ordinary shines through the right lens.

Transportation

Homeless Seek an Elusive Safe Refuge in the Subways

Oct. 8, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

The slayings of four men underscored the fears of vulnerable New Yorkers who avoid city streets and shelters. But life underground is getting tougher.

People

The Garner Family’s Quest for Justice, in Photos

July 17, 2019, 12:45 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

On the fifth anniversary of Eric Garner’s death at the hands of a NYPD officer, here are images of a family’s struggle that resonated beyond New York.

Ben Fractenberg

PHOTOS: Bellevue Workers Kneel for Nearly Nine Minutes in Tribute to George Floyd

SoHo Bears Signs of Unrest After Night of Looting

Cries of Justice for George Floyd Reach and Roil New York

Moving Trucks Carry the Dead as Funeral Homes Get Slammed

A Window Into New York City Life in the Age of Coronavirus

Letter Carriers Balk at Entering Brooklyn Post Office Over Coronavirus

PHOTOS: A Year in the Life of THE CITY

Homeless Seek an Elusive Safe Refuge in the Subways

The Garner Family’s Quest for Justice, in Photos

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