Tuesday October 18, Our World In Pictures
CONEY ISLAND — Winners Pose on Stage: This year’s winners of the Luna Park Halloween Harvest Dog Parade and Costume Contest that took place over the weekend are (from left): Mr./Miss Congeniality: Mitzu-Miki as “Bat Diva”; Cutest: Biggie as “Bunny”; Best in Show: Cooper as “The Lion King”; Most Original: Shaggy as “Jason Voorhees”; and Audience Choice: Gus, Harley and Mr. Blue as “Under the Water.”
HAITI — Community Struggles to Attain Water: Boys whose homes were destroyed by Hurricane Matthew carry a hose from a water tanker truck after helping to replenish a 5,000-liter bladder that is being filled daily by the water company, at Philippe Guerrier High School in Les Cayes on Monday. With no connector to attach the hose to the bladder, boys sitting atop the bladder hold the hose in place with their hands, partially submerged in the drinking water, as the bladder fills.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.