NYC event photography – A Fixed Moment

A composite feature image from the 2026 Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown NYC showing a colorful dragon head, a packed parade route on Mott Street, and community leaders marching with red banners.

The Year of the Horse Charges Through Chinatown

Richard Scalzo1 month ago1 month ago113 mins

2026 Lunar New Year Parade – March 1, 2026 | Chinatown, NYC Chinatown was packed shoulder-to-shoulder on March 1, 2026, as thousands lined the narrow streets for the annual Lunar New Year Parade. Lanterns hung overhead. Confetti coated the pavement. The sound of drums, cymbals, and firecrackers echoed off brick buildings and fire escapes. The…

Steel, Rain, and Grit: Gladiators NYC Brings Medieval Combat to Central Park

Richard Scalzo1 year ago1 year ago033 mins

In the shadow of Central Park’s Greywacke Arch, the clang of steel echoed through the rain-soaked air as Gladiators NYC, the city’s oldest armored combat league, hosted a public exhibition that transported spectators straight into a medieval battlefield. Despite overcast skies and soggy conditions, fighters suited in full plate armor stepped onto the muddy field…