Anime NYC 2026 Day Two cosplay at the Javits Center in New York City

Anime NYC 2026 Day Two: Cosplay at the Javits Center

AFixedMoment Photography & Culture — Brooklyn, NYC About This Story A photo-driven look at Day Two of Anime NYC 2026, photographed Friday, August 21, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Anime NYC reported more than 172,000 attendees across the full four-day event. Photography & Text — Jose Richard Gomez / A Fixed Moment By…

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Anime NYC 2026 Day One feature image with cosplayers at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

Anime NYC 2026 Day One: Cosplay, Artist Alley & Netflix

Anime NYC returned to the Javits Center on Thursday with a relatively relaxed opening day before Netflix closed out the evening with a Main Stage showcase of its upcoming anime slate. August 20, 2026 · Jacob K. Javits Convention Center · New York City · Photography and text by A Fixed Moment I arrived in…

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Historical interpreters and participants gather for Battle of Brooklyn 250 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn

Battle of Brooklyn 250 Brings Living History to Green-Wood

AFixedMoment Photography & Culture — Brooklyn, NYC About This Story The Battle of Brooklyn 250: The Meaning of Freedom August 23, 2026 The Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn, New York A living-history program marking 250 years since the Battle of Brooklyn. Photography & Text — A Fixed Moment The Green-Wood Cemetery marked the 250th anniversary of the…

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2026 National Dominican Day Parade in Midtown Manhattan

2026 National Dominican Day Parade: Identity and Culture in NYC

Red, white and blue filled Sixth Avenue on Sunday as the 44th Annual National Dominican Day Parade brought thousands of marchers, musicians, dancers, carnival performers and flag-waving spectators into Midtown Manhattan. Held on August 9, 2026, the parade stepped off at 11 a.m. under intense summer sun. The heat was impossible to ignore, but along…

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ConnectiCon 2026 cosplay at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford

Inside the Costumes and Characters of ConnectiCon 2026

By Saturday afternoon, the Connecticut Convention Center had become a constantly shifting collection of anime heroes, comic-book villains, pirates, monsters and original fantasy characters. Swords, horns, wings and handmade props moved through the Connecticut Convention Center hallways as cosplayers stopped for photographs, found friends and slipped into character. ConnectiCon XXIII took place July 16–19 at…

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Sold-out Central Park crowd watches Spain defeat Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final

Central Park World Cup Watch Party: Spain Wins

Sports Photography · Manhattan · July 19, 2026 Global Citizen’s sold-out Central Park World Cup watch party brought approximately 50,000 football supporters to the Great Lawn as Spain defeated Argentina 1–0 after extra time. A sold-out crowd watches the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final on a large screen at Central Park’s Great Lawn. Photo by…

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NYC Pride March 2026 in Manhattan with marchers and spectators filling the street

NYC Pride March 2026 Blends Celebration, Protest and Joy in Manhattan

NYC Pride March 2026 · June 28, 2026 · Manhattan, New York City · Photos by Richard Scalzo / A Fixed Moment The 2026 NYC Pride March moved through Manhattan on June 28 with a huge crowd, a hot summer backdrop and the kind of public joy that makes Pride weekend in New York feel…

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