SPAIN — Temperature check: Hugo, 3, had his temperature taken by a teacher as he arrived at kindergarten in Barcelona on Friday. Photo: Emilio Morenatti/AP
INDIA — Saying thank you: Security officers held flowers given to them as a gesture of gratitude at the closure of a free medical camp in Mumbai on Friday. India is the fourth hardest-hit country by the pandemic in the world after the U.S., Russia and Brazil. Photo: Rafiq Maqbool/AP
SWITZERLAND — Larger than life: An aerial view showed a giant ephemeral land art painting by artist Saype entitled “World in Progress” at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva on Wednesday. Photo: Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP
BELGIUM — Training session: People practiced martial arts during an outdoor training session in Brussels on Thursday. Photo: Francisco Seco/AP
BRITAIN — All alone: A staff member wore a face mask while they watched from empty stands during an English Premier League soccer in Burnley on Thursday. Photo: Jon Super/AP Pool
MALAYSIA — Deep clean: Theater staff sprayed disinfectant to prepare for reopening in Kuala Lumpur on June 26. Malaysia has started its reopening after three months of restrictions. Photo: Vincent Thian/AP
THAILAND — Upside down: A woman wearing a face mask exercised at Lumpini Park in Bangkok on Friday. Photo: Sakchai Lalit/AP
RUSSIA — At the pool: People enjoyed the reopening of Chaika open-air pool in Moscow on Thursday. Moscow’s gyms and pools opened this week after a three-month shutdown. Photo: Pavel Golovkin/AP
RUSSIA — Sailing by: A brig with scarlet sails cruised the coast of St.Petersburg on Friday during a rehearsal for a school graduation ceremony scheduled for June 27. Photo: Dmitri Lovetsky/AP
TEXAS — No distance: Tubers gathered at the Comal River in New Braunfels on Thursday despite recent spikes in COVID-19 cases. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the state is facing a “massive outbreak.” Photo: Eric Gay/AP
BRITAIN — Fresh air: A person ran up a hill in London on Friday. Photo: Frank Augstein/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.
