Newsday photographers capture images telling the stories of the people and places of Long Island. Here are some of the most compelling photos.
Relatives of the victims of American Airlines Flight 587 gathered Friday morning at the memorial in Belle Harbor, Queens, on the 20th anniversary of the crash. On the morning of November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587 bound to the Dominican Republic crashed into Belle Harbor, Queens, near JFK International Airport. All of its 265 victims, which included 251 passengers, 9 crew members, and 5 people on the ground perished in this terrible tragedy. .
Relatives of the victims of American Airlines Flight 587 gathered Friday morning at the memorial in Belle Harbor, Queens, on the 20th anniversary of the crash. On the morning of November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587 bound to the Dominican Republic crashed into Belle Harbor, Queens, near JFK International Airport. All of its 265 victims, which included 251 passengers, 9 crew members, and 5 people on the ground perished in this terrible tragedy. .
Relatives of the victims of American Airlines Flight 587 gathered Friday morning at the memorial in Belle Harbor, Queens, on the 20th anniversary of the crash. On the morning of November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587 bound to the Dominican Republic crashed into Belle Harbor, Queens, near JFK International Airport. All of its 265 victims, which included 251 passengers, 9 crew members, and 5 people on the ground perished in this terrible tragedy. .
Relatives of the victims of American Airlines Flight 587 gathered Friday morning at the memorial in Belle Harbor, Queens, on the 20th anniversary of the crash. On the morning of November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587 bound to the Dominican Republic crashed into Belle Harbor, Queens, near JFK International Airport. All of its 265 victims, which included 251 passengers, 9 crew members, and 5 people on the ground perished in this terrible tragedy. .
Relatives of the victims of American Airlines Flight 587 gathered Friday morning at the memorial in Belle Harbor, Queens, on the 20th anniversary of the crash. On the morning of November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587 bound to the Dominican Republic crashed into Belle Harbor, Queens, near JFK International Airport. All of its 265 victims, which included 251 passengers, 9 crew members, and 5 people on the ground perished in this terrible tragedy. .
Relatives of the victims of American Airlines Flight 587 gathered Friday morning at the memorial in Belle Harbor, Queens, on the 20th anniversary of the crash. On the morning of November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587 bound to the Dominican Republic crashed into Belle Harbor, Queens, near JFK International Airport. All of its 265 victims, which included 251 passengers, 9 crew members, and 5 people on the ground perished in this terrible tragedy. ..
Relatives of the victims of American Airlines Flight 587 gathered Friday morning at the memorial in Belle Harbor, Queens, on the 20th anniversary of the crash. On the morning of November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587 bound to the Dominican Republic crashed into Belle Harbor, Queens, near JFK International Airport. All of its 265 victims, which included 251 passengers, 9 crew members, and 5 people on the ground perished in this terrible tragedy. .
Relatives of the victims of American Airlines Flight 587 gathered Friday morning at the memorial in Belle Harbor, Queens, on the 20th anniversary of the crash. On the morning of November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587 bound to the Dominican Republic crashed into Belle Harbor, Queens, near JFK International Airport. All of its 265 victims, which included 251 passengers, 9 crew members, and 5 people on the ground perished in this terrible tragedy. .
Relatives of the victims of American Airlines Flight 587 gathered Friday morning at the memorial in Belle Harbor, Queens, on the 20th anniversary of the crash. On the morning of November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587 bound to the Dominican Republic crashed into Belle Harbor, Queens, near JFK International Airport. All of its 265 victims, which included 251 passengers, 9 crew members, and 5 people on the ground perished in this terrible tragedy. .
A woman walks through the dozens of American Flags placed In GreenportÕs Mitchell Park to commemorate VeteranÕs Day on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. Each of the flags in the ÒField of Honor Ò set up in the park by the Rotary Club of Greenport, have tags attached listing the names of veterans and fallen service members from the Greenport area.
Standing among the dozens off American Flags placed In GreenportÕs Mitchell Park to commemorate VeteranÕs Day on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, four-year-old Violet Fetrow, of San Fransisco, who was visiting her aunt Gerri Doherty, right, of Jamnesport, stops to look at some of the tags inscribed with the names of veterans and fallen service members who were being honored in a ÒField of Honor Ò set up in the park by the Rotary Club of Greenport.
View of Long Island National Cemetery on Wellwood Ave in Farmingdale, New York, on Thursday Nov. 11, 2021.
National Weather service meterologist Nelson Vaz, surveys damage to a home on Grand Street in Shirley, after roof was blown off home at 155 McGraw Street in Shirley and went flying into the home and trees on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.
BETTER COLORÑA bugler withe a Marine honor stands at attention during a ceremony at the Eternal Light Flagstaff before the Veterans Day Parade in Manhattan Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.
Fishermen out in the Great South Bay at Mascot Dock in Patchogue, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021.
A man walks a dog at Mascot Dock in Patchogue, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021.
Tom Mooney, far right, Master of Ceremonies and service officer, salutes along with Boy Scouts from Troop 3, during a Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Plaza in Smithtown on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021
U.S. Marine Corps. veteran Al Pelosi, of East Islip honored veterans by walking approximately 3 miles on the trail along Sunrise Highway near Connetquot River State Park Preserve, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.
U.S. Marine Corps. veteran Al Pelosi, of East Islip honored veterans by walking approximately 3 miles on the trail along Sunrise Highway near Connetquot River State Park Preserve, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.
Peighton Lundin, 7, pays tribute to her grandfather, Veteran George Lundin Jr. at Long Island National Cemetery on Wellwood Ave in Farmingdale, New York, on Thursday Nov. 11, 2021.
A man getting some exercise while riding his bike with his dog in tow through the autumn colors at Eisenhower Memorial Park in East Meadow Wednesday Nov. 10, 2021
A turtle sticks his noise above the lake water in search for food at Eisenhower Memorial Park in East Meadow Wednesday Nov. 10, 2021
(left to right) Veteran Coy Richardson, past commander of post 342 and Veteran David Jones, second vice commander roll up the American flag after a ceremony for Veterans Day concluded outside of the Freeport Memorial Library on Merrick Road in Freeport, New York on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.
A woman taking picture of the small fish in th lake in Eisenhower Memorial Park in East Meadow on this mild fall day Tuesday Nov. 9, 2021
Bicyclists rides in the sunset at Belmont Lake State Park in West Babylon, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.
A man enjoying the mild weather while riding his skateboard through the colorful foliage at Eisenhower Memorial Park in East Meadow Tuesday Nov. 9, 2021
A woman using an umbrella to screen her from the sun while walking around the lake on this mild fall day at Eisenhower Memorial Park in East Meadow Tuesday Nov. 9, 2021
Evelyn Diaz, of Brentwood, watches the sun set with her 5 month old daughter Elizabeth, at Belmont Lake State Park in West Babylon, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.
A school bus streaking past the autumn leave in Eisenhower Memorial Park in East Meadow Tuesday Nov. 9, 2021
Marine Sgt. Victoria Maston and Sgt. Raul Pillco fold the first flag that flew in 1959 over Homestead School on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021 in Garden City.
Laura Baker of Brightwaters takes the children she’s babysitting out for a sunset stroll on Main Street in Islip on Nov. 8, 2021.
Eleanore and Alexandra Marks of Lindenhurst leave a bakery in Islip with a box full of cupcakes to take home on Nov. 8, 2021.
Edward Eder on the train platform with the Fairfield Metro at Farmingdale residential complex behind him, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021.
Marcia Tacuri, of Patchogue, purchases sunflowers from The Farm on Lakeland in Sayville, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021.
Marcia Tacuri, of Patchogue, purchases sunflowers from Rob Hammerle, owner of The Farm on Lakeland in Sayville, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021.
Jaxon Blount, 9, of Freeport receives first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC, on Tuesday, appproved the Pfizer vaccination for children between the ages of 5 and 11. Vaccine given at the Vaxmobile; City of Long Beach City Hall
Army veteran Frank Wolff, 100, is embraced by Marva Howell, outside Brandywine Living at Huntington Terrace in Melville, where staff, family members and residents celebrated his birthday party.
Army veteran Frank Wolff, 100, shakes hands with his son Larry Wolff, at Brandywine Living at Huntington Terrace in Melville, where staff, family members and residents celebrated his birthday party. Wolff’s other son David, is seen, rear along with Frank’s aide Marva Howell.
Roberto Rivera, 8, with his mother Ximena Castedo, left,.as he receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot by Dr. Sophia Jan, right, chief, General Pediatrics, Cohen Childrens, November 4, 2021 in New Hyde Park N.Y. To prove that they follow the science, doctors from Cohen Childrens Medical Center have encouraged their little ones to be vaccinated. Children can now be vaccinated, signaling an endgame to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. First, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include children 5-11 years old. Following clearance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this week, the vaccine will now be available to 28 million children in the United States.
Brad Davidson of Huntington plays the bagpipe at the town of Huntington’s Veterans Day ceremony at town hall on Nov. 7, 2021. The town placed flags covering their town hall’s front lawn, each in honnor of a veteran.
Andy Ghibaudi, 8, of boy scout den 9 and Huntington points out a name to his friend on a memorial wall at the town of Huntington’s Veterans Day ceremony at town hall on Nov. 7, 2021. The town placed flags covering their town hall’s front lawn, each in honnor of a veteran.
Army veterans from VF post 9263 (Elwood and Commack) Malia Bundt, John Schnepp and Dominic Cutalo at the town of Huntington’s Veterans Day ceremony at town hall on Nov. 7, 2021. The town placed flags covering their town hall’s front lawn, each in honnor of a veteran.
Reagan Haase, 3, of Southold went with her grandfather Steven Sweeney of Mattituck as he casts his ballot at Mattituck-Cutchogue Jr. Sr. High School in Mattituck on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
A fisherman tries his luck at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Conditions were sunny, but brisk, with high temperatures in the low 50’s.
A woman walks along the beach at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Conditions were sunny, but brisk, with high temperatures in the low 50’s.
Erna Anderson walks her dog Princess in Eisenhower Park on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 in East Meadow.
Artist Michele Dodd of Long Beach paints a seasonal window display featuring a turkey and pumpkins on a pizza restaurant Brixx & Barley LBNY, November 2, 2021 in Long Beach, N.Y. The temperatures are supposed to drop into the 40’s this evening…
New York governor Kathy Hochul, center, participates in the groundbreaking at Phase 2 of the Ronkonkoma hub on Union Avenue in Ronkonkoma on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021.
A tree damages a home and an underground pipe at the corner of Clover Ln and Heather Ln in Levittown Saturday Nov. 13, 2021
A tree damages a home and an underground pipe at the corner of Clover Ln and Heather Ln in Levittown Sunday Nov. 14, 2021