Top photos from around LI, NYC from February 2021
From picturesque scenes of Long Island to the iconic sights of New York City, Newsday photographers capture images telling the stories of the people and places of the region. Here are some of the most compelling photos.
New York Yankees catch did not get the ball in time to stop the Toronto Blue Jays' Otto Lopez from scoring in the top of the 4th inning during spring training at George Steinbrenner Field in Tampa FL Sunday Feb. 28, 2021
A woman and her daughter stroll hand in hand as they shop on Main Street in Freeport, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021.
People walk along the boardwalk during the warmer weather in Long Beach, Feb. 25, 2021.
Peter Meyer from Massapequa plays tennis at John J. Burns Park on Feb. 25, 2021.
Holocaust survivor Agnes Herman, 87, recieves vaccine with Charles Kriss, 82, by her side at pop up vaccination center at UJA-Federation of New York and The Marion in Lawrence on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021.
Holocaust survivor Jack Rybstein, 97, waits in the observation room after receiving his vaccine at pop up vaccination center at UJA-Federation of New York and The Marion in Lawrence on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021.
Lines form at Jones Beach where drivers arrived to receive the covid-19 vaccine on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021.
Man carrying a pizza box walks in a light snowfall, Feb. 22, 2021 in New Hyde Park N.Y. Temperatures are expected to rise with the snow turning to rain.
Natalie Bride of Roslyn does some skiing on the snow covered grounds of the Nassau County Museum of Art, Feb. 21, 2021 in Roslyn, N.Y. Cold and sunny weather today...
Buddies James Walton 4 (l) and AJ Ellis 4 of Manhasset share a sled as they careen down a slope at Flower Hill Park in Manhasset, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021.
A woman pushes a shopping cart through the snow outside Trader Joe's in Commack Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.
Maxim Lindenmeier 4 of Flower Hill shares a sled with dad Billy as they speed down a slope at Flower Hill Park, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2020.
A man who wished not to be identified by name, uses a leaf blower to clear snow from an SUV on Grace Park Drive in Commack Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.
Bert & Sandy Spitz of East Norwich, with their son-in-law David Dayan, right, in front of sculpture "NYET, 2017 by Marko Remec" on the snow covered grounds of the Nassau County Museum of Art, Feb. 21, 2021 in Roslyn, N.Y. Cold and sunny weather today..
Paige Morris, from Sagaponack, with daughter Lainey, 4, sled down Pierson hill in Sag Harbor, Feb. 18, 2021. ...
Rhett Williamson, 4, of Manhasset, sleds with his au pair Neta Elyahu on the snow covered grounds of the Nassau County Museum of Art, Feb. 21, 2021 in Roslyn, N.Y. Cold and sunny weather today...
A passerby walks in hundreds of other footprints at Central Parks snow covered Bethesda Terrace Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Manhattan...
A COVID-19 test is administered during a snowstorm at a testing site at East Hampton Town Hall in East Hampton, Feb. 18, 2021. ...
East Hampton Town employees clear the sidewalk at the East Hampton Town Justice Court in East Hampton, Feb. 18, 2021. ...
A woman cleans her car during today's snowstorm in Massapequa, Thursday Feb. 18, 2021.
A woman pushes a stroller during today's snowstorm in Massapequa, Thursday Feb. 18, 2021.
Richard and Dolores Bonati, of Yaphank, go for a ride on their 1911 Packard Roadster replica along Long Island Avenue in Yaphank on Feb. 9, 2021. The couple said they enjoy their exercise.
A man shovels snow in Massapequa, Thursday Feb. 18, 2021.
Massapequa Town employees plow the snow of the streets around Village Hall, Thursday Feb. 18, 2021.
A plow clears Middle Neck Road in Great Neck during the latest snowstorm to blanket Long Island on Feb. 18, 2021
Passengers wait for the next train at the Great Neck Train Station during the latest snowstorm to blanket Long Island on Feb. 18, 2021
Susan Goldman of Huntington and her grandson Rafi Goldman of Brooklyn go for a walk at Heckscher Park in Huntington on Feb. 16, 2021.
Commuters braving today's snowstorm in Massapequa, Thursday Feb. 18, 2021.
A moderate crowd at Mass during Ash Wednesday Mass as the Cathdral of St. Agnes in Rockville Center Wednesday Feb. 17, 2021
A motorist flipped on its side off the road on William Floyd Pwy south off Ridgewood Drive in Shirley during snow storm Feb 18, 2021.
A parishioner receiving ash on top of the head from Bishop John Barres during Mass on Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathdral of St. Agnes in Rockville Center Wednesday Feb. 17, 2021
A parishioner receiving communion from Bishop John Barres during Mass on Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathdral of St. Agnes in Rockville Center Wednesday Feb. 17, 2021
Joann Raimond of Bayside and daughter Angelina 10 huddle together to share an umbrella as they shop at The Gallery at Westbury Plaza in Garden City, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021.
Charles Kriss, 82, recieves Pfizer vaccine at pop up vaccination center at UJA-Federation of New York and The Marion in Lawrence on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021.
Vehicles drive through puddles of rain and melting snow on Mill Road in Yaphank this moring, Feb. 16, 2021.
500+ snowmen appeared outside the office of Senator Chuck Schumer in Melville Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. The snowmen appear to be placed there by climate activist @pricecarbonplz.
Local senior citizens Grace and Charlie Limbach who both contracted and defeated the deadly corona virus, kiss during an official Valentine's Day wedding vow renewal ceremony officiated by the Town of Hempstead at Charles Krypell Jewelry in Greenvale, Friday Feb. 12, 2021.
Ballet dancer Jasmine Gobourne Wyandanch LIRR in Wyandanch Saturday Feb. 6, 2021
Alicia 'The Empress' Napoleon-Espinosa, Wednesday Feb. 3, 2021.
Sunrise Highway look east at westbound from Pine Street overpass in Center Moriches , Feb 7th, 2021
Sukhdev Singh, who was released from Immigration custody, hugs his father Balbir, right, after arriving at his New Hyde Park home, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Singh has spent months in immigration jail under threat of deportation to India, will be able to live with his Long Island family while his legal case winds through the courts, according to his attorneys and family members.
John Cianci of Old Bethpage, 70, pulls his mask down to reveal that he has a mustache similar to that of the "Balloon Buddy" that he received at the Excel Rehabilitation and Nursing facility in Woodbury Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. More than 100 "Balloon Buddies" were made by Amanda Johnson of Balloons by Amanda as part of the Adopt a Grandparent Balloon Buddy campaign and distributed at the facility Wednesday.
Barry Hill, uses a snowblower to clear snow away from the front of his house on Folsam Avenue in Huntington Station on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.
A woman takes a walk on Main Street in Riverhead as the snow falls on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
Alex Falconi, of Freeport, rides his bike on a winter day in Eisenhower Park Feb. 15, 2021.
A woman waits to cross Route 112 in Medford on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
Katie Bashford 9 of Garden City slides down a slope in Eisenhower Park on a toboggan, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021
Matthew Bergold, 3, makes a snowball in Port Jefferson on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
Will Whitehouse with his son Liam Whitehouse, 11 East Rockaway, enjoys some sledding as snow moves into the area on Sunday Feb. 7, 2021, in Rockville Centre
A man walks in the snow in Greenport on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
A man walks in the snow in Greenport on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
Alexandra Connolly walks her dog Louie during in the falling snow on Moriches Ave in East Moriches, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
Nadine Wilches with her son Lucas Wilches, 8, in the snow in Port Jefferson on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
Lucas Wilches, 8, left, Rich Wilches, Matthew Bergold, 3, and Nadine Wilches play in the snow in Port Jefferson on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
A man walks along Route 112 in Medford on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
A man and his dog walk through Mitchell Park in Greenport as snows falls on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
Tim Olsen of Farmingville jogs in heavy snow along Blue Point Road in Farmingville on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
People line up for groceries outside Stop & Shop as snow begins to fall in East Hampton, Feb. 7, 2021. ...
Salesmen John Zona, left, and Dillon Graham start pushing snow off of the cars in the lot at Empire Subaru of Huntington on Jericho Turnpike in Elwood this morning, Feb. 8, 2021.
Arlene Holm of Centereach, clears her driveway of snow in the midst of the second snow strom to hit the area in a week. February 7, 2020
Kacey O'Brien goes for a snowy run in Northport on Feb. 7, 2021.
Shoppers in the snow, February 7, 2021 in Valley Stream, N.Y. Weather forecast is for 3-8 inches of snowfall today.
A man shovels snow from a sidewalk on Front Street in Greenport on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
Richard and Dolores Bonati, of Yaphank, go for a ride on their 1911 Packard Roadster replica along Long Island Avenue in Yaphank on Feb. 9, 2021. The couple said they enjoy their exercise.
John Guercia ,left, and Joel Guercia, 10, walk their sled up the hill at St. George's Golf and Country Club in Stony Brook on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021.
A man walks in the snow in Greenport on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
People walk in Central Park on a snowy Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in New York.
Pedestrian in the snow on Sunrise Highway, February 7, 2021 in Valley Stream, N.Y. Weather forecast is for 3-8 inches of snowfall today.
A pedestrian walks a snowy Marcellus Rd. on Thursday Feb. 11, 2021, in Mineola.
Willis Bucher, 4, left, and her sister Bettie, 2, from Harrison, NY share a their love for a donut NOFODOCO during a visit on Love Lane in Mattituck in Mattituck on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021.
Nicole Rich, shovels snow from the front of her East Northport home on Fourth Avenue on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
Josh Soyfer, 6, of East Hills, is shown sledding at Gerry Park in Roslyn after a winter snow storm Feb. 2, 2021.
Mike Dash, of Roslyn, is shown sledding at Gerry Park in Roslyn after a winter snow storm Feb. 2, 2021.
Jason Greenberg, and his son Hylan Greenberg, 3, of Roslyn are shown sledding at Gerry Park in Roslyn after a winter snow storm Feb. 2, 2021.
Newton Martin, clears the snow in the driveway of his West Babylon home, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021
From right, Konstantinos Chasapis, 5, tries out a pair of skiis as his father, Manolis, shovels, and brother Dimitris, 8, plays in the snow on Shirley Court in Commack Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021.
JP Valeria, left front, and Bobby DeMonte help their letter carrier after her mail truck got stuck on their block, Clarissa Lane in Commack Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021.
Konstantinos Chasapis, 5, tries out a pair of skiis in front of his home on Shirley Court in Commack Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021.
Owen Khottavong, 3, makes a snow angel in front of his home on Dolly Drive in Commack Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021.
Jobs Lane in Southampton during the nor'easter on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.
Hockey enthusiasts (L/R) Owen Finegan, 13, Michael Mayerhofer, 13 and Nate Schwartzberg, 13 head to McDonald Pond in Rockville Centre during today's snow storm, Monday Feb. 1, 2021.
Kenneth Wei of Bay Shore walks to work on Main Street in Northport on Feb. 1, 2021.
A makeshift snowperson relaxes during a major snowstorm in Long Beach, Feb. 1, 2021.
Grace (no last name given) from Manhattan feeds squirrels in Washington Square Park during a snowstorm, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in New York. Up to 20" of accumulation is expected by Tuesday morning.
Snowmobiling on Belleview Road in Center Moriches on this snowy day Feb 1st 2021
Tanner Cyriax, 3, slides down a large snow hill down to his mother Nikki (R), in the front yard of their Long Beach home during a winter snow storm, Feb. 1, 2021.
Dan Tooine LaConti as he plows snow outside his home in Rockville Centre during today's snow storm, Monday Feb. 1, 2021.