PENNSYLVANIA — Sorting machine: Media members photographed and recorded a sorting machine at Philadelphia's mail-in ballot sorting and counting center on Monday. Photo: Matt Slocum/AP
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Confirmed justice: President Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett stood on the Blue Room Balcony on Monday after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the Constitutional Oath. Photo: Alex Brandon/AP
PENNSYLVANIA — Election countdown: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden spoke to members of the media outside a voter service center in Chester on Monday. Photo: Andrew Harnik/AP
PENNSYLVANIA — Police shooting: People stood near the scene of a police shooting in Philadelphia on Monday, after police fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old Black man who waved a knife while standing on a street. Photo: Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP
PARAGUAY — Hospital protest: A nurse from the National Hospital joined a protest for better salaries and security gear amid the COVID-19 pandemic outside the Economy Ministry in Asuncion on Monday. Photo: Jorge Saenz/AP
JAPAN — Watching the numbers: A pedestrian stood near an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo on Monday. Photo: Eugene Hoshiko/AP
CALIFORNIA — Fleeing fires: Orchard Hills resident Ruby Johnson took photos and valuables with her as she and her husband prepared to leave Irvine during a mandatory fire evacuation on Monday due to the Silverado wildfire. Photo: Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP
POLAND — Blocking traffic: Activists blocked rush-hour traffic at a major roundabout in Warsaw on Monday, the fifth day of nationwide protests against a recent court ruling that effectively banned almost all abortions. Photo: Czarek Sokolowski/AP
CALIFORNIA — Fighting back: A helicopter dropped retardant on the Silverado wildfire in Irvine on Monday. Photo: Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP
ITALY — In the streets: Smoke billowed during a protest against government restriction measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Turin on Monday. Photo: Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP
SUNSET PARK — “As a resident of Marine Park, one of the great surprises I found biking around Industry City and visiting Japan Village was to discover Bush Terminal Park. I continue to be amazed at the serene hideaways that the city offers in some of the busiest places — and, still, with an iconic view.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — ‘A miracle that no one was killed …’ That’s what neighbors are saying about the collapse of the Hotel St. George marquee. Shown in this photograph are workmen beginning the removal and repair of the historic, old neon sign at the corner, referencing a relic of Brooklyn Heights’ past: the St. George Hotel.
ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??” Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers … this is 21st Century.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: “Hope I can get them into a camp …” A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend the Dodge Y flyer for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 18.
