Ben Fractenberg, Author at THE CITY - NYC News

Life

PHOTOS: New Yorkers Breathe It All Back in as the City Starts Reopening

May 27, 2021, 9:48 p.m.May 27, 2021, 9:48 p.m.

From parks in Brooklyn to museums in Manhattan to a certain stadium in The Bronx, our team captured scenes of people re-embracing a city on the rebound.

Vaccinations

PHOTOS: Manhattan Seniors Get Their Shot at Hope as COVID-19 Vaccinations Hit Home

March 7, 2021, 7:01 p.m.March 7, 2021, 7:01 p.m.

Take an inside look at second-dose day at Wien House. On display: the efforts of health care workers and staff — and the human bonds forged helping some of New York’s most vulnerable residents.

Life

PHOTOS: NYC Nor’easter Brings Snow Globe Scenes

Feb. 1, 2021, 7:28 p.m.Feb. 1, 2021, 7:51 p.m.

For the first time in nearly a year, much of the city was eerily quiet for reasons other than solely the pandemic.

Life

PHOTOS: How New Yorkers Forged on Through 2020, a Year Like No Other

Dec. 22, 2020, 9:46 p.m.Dec. 23, 2020, 5:37 p.m.

Here are some images from a year that will forever link us as New Yorkers — offering glimpses into a city again surviving by finding connections even amid heartbreak and isolation.

Early Voting

Nine Days, One Million Ballots: How New Yorkers Found Community in Early Voting Lines

Nov. 1, 2020, 5:07 p.m.Nov. 5, 2020, 9:38 p.m.

After months of limited social interactions, early voting brought people together — on long, socially distanced lines. Here are some scenes from the final weekend before Election Day.

Life

PHOTOS: How New Yorkers Connect During the Pandemic

Sept. 17, 2020, 9:11 p.m.Sept. 17, 2020, 9:10 p.m.

While many folks have been forced apart by the coronavirus crisis, some have found ways to maintain .

Accessibility

Homeless Shelter Staff Mistakenly Trash Immigrant Athlete’s Wheelchairs

July 28, 2020, 8:16 p.m.July 29, 2020, 6:34 a.m.

Saheed Adebayo Aare says he was placed in an inaccessible hotel. When he returned to Wards Island, two wheelchairs — including one for tennis — were gone.