Top photos from around LI, NYC from January 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.
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Commuters bundle up for the cold weather while catching the bus at Roosevelt Field in Garden City on Jan. 29.
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The funeral service for Nassau Police Det. Erick Contreras takes place at the First Baptist Cathedral of Westbury on Jan. 23.
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The funeral service for Nassau Police Det. Erick Contreras takes place at the First Baptist Cathedral of Westbury on Jan. 23.
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Boats, both private and commercial, along with fences, sheds and other items are stored on the canal front in Lindenhurst on Jan. 14.
Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas
A man is reflected in the Peconic River as he walks through Milton Burns Grangebel Park in downtown Riverhead on a partly cloudy afternoon on Jan. 13.
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On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a New York State Vaccination Site in Nassau County opened at Grace Cathedral International in Uniondale on Jan. 18.
Credit: Darren McGee- Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo/Darren McGee
The New York State COVID-19 Vaccination site in Rochester opens on Jan. 20.
Credit: James Carbone
Town of Oyster Bay Department of Public Safety commissioner Justin McCaffrey at site of a small plane crash at the Town of Oyster Bay Solid Waste Disposal Complex on Winding Road in Old Bethpage on Jan. 11.
Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin
A woman wearing a face mask walks by a "God Bless America" window painting on Jan. 11 in Massapequa.
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Black Lives Matter organizer Terrel Tuosto leads a march on Jan. 9 at Wantagh Train Station.
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Commuters bundled up for the cold weather while catching the bus at Roosevelt Field in Garden City on Jan. 29.
Credit: James Carbone
Hempstead town workers secure boats at the Town of Hempstead Angie M. Cullin East Marina in Point Lookout on Jan. 31 in preparation for the storm.
Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas
Jazmin Izquierdo, 7, shows her excitement about the new year by doing handstands on the sand in front of her mother, Sally, at Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai on Jan. 1.
Credit: Gordon M. Grant
The first sunrise of 2021 at Montauk Point in Montauk on Jan. 1.
Credit: Craig Ruttle
People move along a newly opened entrance at W. 33rd Street and 7th Ave. at Penn Station on Jan. 1. The towering entrance is part of an ongoing major project at the Long Island Rail Road area of the station.
Credit: Corey Sipkin
Mike Lee, of Elmont, practices his paragliding on Jan. 1 at Jones Beach.
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