Our world in photos: December 7
LOUISIANA — Waiting in line: Norman Butler, a first-time food bank user, and his girlfriend Cheryl Butler waited overnight in their car to receive food at a distribution point along with others in Metairie, Nov. 19. Before the pandemic, Butler, 53, flourished in the tourism-dominated city, working as an airport shuttle and limousine driver, a valet, and a hotel doorman. Since March, when the normally bustling streets turned silent, the only work he’s had has been as an Uber driver. Photo: Gerald Herbert/AP
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’.