Best photos of 2025 by Newsday photographer J. Conrad Williams Jr.

Levittown resident Lorraine Gruenfelder joined the "No Kings" protest at Nassau County Courthouse in Mineola, part of several anti-Trump rallies held across Long Island Oct. 18.

St. John’s Zuby Ejiofor chases down a loose ball against Alabama’s Amari Allen at Madison Square Garden in New York City Nov. 8.

New York Yankees third baseman Ryan McMahon makes a diving catch into the dugout on a foul ball hit by Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium Oct. 2.

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is safe at home plate as New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells is late with the tag in Game 3 of the American League Division Series Oct 7 at Yankee Stadium.

New York Knicks’ Jordan Clarkson fights for a loose ball against the Chicago Bulls’ Isaac Okoro at Madison Square Garden in New York City Nov. 2.

New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. slides into home plate as he beats the tag by Boston Red Sox catcher Carlos Narváez in Game 2 in Wild Card Series Game Oct. 1 at Yankee Stadium.

New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. slides into home as he beats the tag by Boston Red Sox catcher Carlos Narváez in the eighth inning of Game 2 in Wild Card Series Game Oct. 1 at Yankee Stadium.

St. Anthony's Kevin Moore is contested while laying up the ball against St. John’s Prep Patrick Rouse in the CHSAA Boys Basketball State Final between at Fordham University in the Bronx March 8.

Naomi Osaka covers her face after losing to Amanda Anisimova in the second set of the U.S. Open women's single semifinals at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, Sept. 4.

New York Knicks guard Cameron Payne is defended by Detroit Pistons forward Ronald Holland II in Game 2 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs on April 21.

Kara Brady at the funeral for her husband, FDNY firefighter Patrick Brady, who went into cardiac arrest while battling a five-alarm fire at a Brooklyn apartment building. The funeral was held Nov. 15 at St. Francis de Sales Church in Belle Harbor, Queens.

Aryna Sabalenka after defeating Amanda Anisimova in straight sets at the U.S. Open women's single finals at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens Sept. 6.

A surfer in Long Beach rides the tube inside a large wave created by Hurricane Erin Aug. 21.

Dunia Sibomana-Rodriguez, of Long Beach, celebrates with a flip after defeating Cooper Merli, of Newburgh, in the 116-pound Division 1 state final March 1 in Albany.

A basketball tournament was held Aug. 2 in Uniondale in memory of Xavier Parris, a talented athlete dubbed "Mr. Uniondale," who was killed in a drunken driving crash in 2022 at the age of 26.