Best photos from Newsday photographer Alejandra Villa Loarca

NYPD officer Adeed Fayaz’ widow Madiha Sabeel, holding the hands of her two sons, Rayan, 4-years-old, and Zayan, 3-years-old, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 at the Makki Masjid Muslim Community Center in Midwood. Hundreds gathered to mourn the 26-year-old cop from Deer Park who died days after being shot in the head during a robbery attempt while he has off-duty.

Five-year-old Ayanna Basnight at the West Indian Labor Day Parade in Crown Heights Brooklyn, Monday Sept. 4, 2023.

Scenes at the West Indian Labor Day Parade in Crown Heights Brooklyn, Monday Sept. 4, 2023.

Scenes at the West Indian Labor Day Parade in Crown Heights Brooklyn, Monday Sept. 4, 2023.

Eugene Friedman and his son Daniel at their home in Dix Hills on Wednesday Nov. 1, 2023. The father and son duo are both doctors and co-authors of “Doyle's World,” a book about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes.

Funeral services for NYPD Officer Adeed Fayaz on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 at the Makki Masjid Muslim Community Center in Midwood. Hundreds gathered to mourn the 26-year-old cop from Deer Park who died days after being shot in the head during a robbery attempt while he has off-duty.

NYPD officer Adeed Fayaz’ widow, Madiha Sabeel, receives a flag on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 at the Makki Masjid Muslim Community Center in Midwood. Hundreds gathered to mourn the 26-year-old cop from Deer Park who died days after being shot in the head during a robbery attempt while he has off-duty.

Funeral services for NYPD Officer Adeed Fayaz on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 at the Makki Masjid Muslim Community Center in Midwood. Hundreds gathered to mourn the 26-year-old cop from Deer Park who died days after being shot in the head during a robbery attempt while he has off-duty.

Funeral services for NYPD Officer Adeed Fayaz on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 at the Makki Masjid Muslim Community Center in Midwood. Hundreds gathered to mourn the 26-year-old cop from Deer Park who died days after being shot in the head during a robbery attempt while he has off-duty.

Funeral services for NYPD Officer Adeed Fayaz on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 at the Makki Masjid Muslim Community Center in Midwood. Hundreds gathered to mourn the 26-year-old cop from Deer Park who died days after being shot in the head during a robbery attempt while he has off-duty.