Pictures of the Year 2016

Mayor Bill de Blasio rides the R-Train to Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Office.

Young spectators take in the Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the Rockaways on Saturday, March 5, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray stand together backstage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music before speaking at the 30th Annual Brooklyn tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 18, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito hold a rally in Foley Square in Manhattan to celebrate the historic housing legislation passed by the City Council on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio says hello to students during recess at P.S. 372, where his children Dante and Chiara attended, during a walk and talk interview on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio attends a dedication ceremony at the new Congregation Beit Simchat Torah synagogue in Midtown, Manhattan on Sunday, April 3, 2016. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stands with the Chief Resilience Officer of The Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency Daniel Zarrilli on a temporary sand berm, which was built to protect against storm surge flooding on the beach at Coney Island during Winter Storm Jonas on Saturday, January 23, 2016. Winter Storm Jonas dumped 27.5 inches of snow on Central Park, a record snowfall amount for New York City. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio waits to deliver remarks at the Muslim Community Network’s 6th Annual Gala in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

First Lady Chirlane McCray holds a newborn while hosting NYC Children’s Cabinet Baby Shower for expectant and new parents at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden on Staten Island on Saturday, April 02, 2016. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

The Manhattan skyline is seen out of the back of a Navy CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as it flies journalists to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan for its trip into New York Harbor with other Navy and Coast Guard ships for the start of Fleet Week in New York City on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Navy sailors wait to disembark the USS Bataan after arriving in New York City for the start of Fleet Week on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Thousands attend a vigil on Christopher Street outside the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan on Monday, June 13, 2016, the day after the Orlando nightclub mass shooting. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

It was a beautiful evening for a photo outside Gracie Mansion during an Iftar dinner hosted by the Mayor and First Lady on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

Two newly sworn-in police officers hug during an NYPD graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan on Friday, July 01, 2016. Credit: Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Office.

Tanya, an inmate on Rikers Island, plays with her children during NYC Children’s Cabinet Baby Shower for incarcerated parents hosted by First Lady Chirlane McCray and Department of Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio plays a game of volleyball with New York City Council Members and their staff during the annual City Council Summer Outing at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn on Friday July 29, 2016. Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Office.

New Yorkers enjoying the sun at Orchard Beach in the Bronx on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Crowds gather on the Tudor City Overpass to witness Manhattanhenge on Monday, July 12, 2016. The local solar event occurs when the setting sun perfectly aligns with the east-west Manhattan street grid. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a press conference to announce the retirement of NYPD Commissioner William Bratton and the coming appointment of Chief James O’Neill to Commissioner in the Blue Room at City Hall on Tuesday August 2, 2016. Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Office.

Dancers make their way up the Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan during the Dominican Day Parade on Sunday, August 14, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the funeral for Imam Alauddin Akonjee and Thara Miah in Brooklyn on Monday, August 15, 2016. The imam and his assistant were tragically shot to death near their mosque. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

The first day is always the hardest as Dave Williams says goodbye to his reluctant son, Daven, 6, on his first day of school at IS 392 in Brooklyn on Thursday, September 8, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers remarks at the FDNY Memorial Service commemorating the 15th Anniversary of 9/11 attacks at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

The Tribute in Light, photographed from Staten Island, rises over the Manhattan skyline on the 15th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sunday, September 11, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

People make their way to the Jamaica Muslim Center in Queens for the Eid al-Adha prayer service on Monday, September 12, 2016. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

Police Commissioner William Bratton and his wife, Rikki Klieman, wave goodbye during a ceremonial walk out with Mayor Bill de Blasio and new Commissioner James P. O’Neill looking on with admiration outside One Police Plaza in Manhattan on Friday, September 16, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo tour the site of a bomb explosion on West 23rd Street on Sunday, September 18, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Member I. Daneek Miller host a town hall meeting at the Southern Queens Park Association in Queens on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

First Lady Chirlane McCray and American Psychiatric Association President Maria A. Oquendo, M.D are joined by elected officials, advocates and health leaders to announce NYC Well, a major investment in the health of NYC communities, in Corona, Queens on Monday, October 24, 2016. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

Women dressed in bridal gowns sit together as First Lady Chirlane McCray speaks before the 16th Annual Gladys Ricart and Victims of Domestic Violence Memorial Walk/Brides’ March in Washington Heights on Monday, September 26, 2016. The march, which started at the Christ Church Washington Heights, honors the life of Gladys Ricart, who was killed by an ex-boyfriend on her wedding day, and also brings awareness to the problem of domestic violence in our communities. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

The scene in the Bronx, after a massive house explosion, which tragically took the life of FDNY Deputy Chief Michael J. Fahy on Tuesday, September 27, 2016. Rob Bennett/Mayoral Photography Office.

FDNY pallbearers carry the coffin of Deputy Chief Michael J. Fahy from Annunciation Church in Tuckahoe, NY after his funeral on Saturday, October 1, 2016. Deputy Chief Fahy died in a house explosion in the Bronx while bravely responding to reports of a gas leak. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Friends and family of FDNY Deputy Chief Michael J. Fahy are reflected in the windows of a firetruck after his funeral in Tuckahoe, NY on Saturday, October 1, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

People gather on Randall’s Island for the celebration of indigenous people on Monday, October 10th, 2016. Edwin J. Torres/ Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio shares a laugh with Cardinal Timothy Dolan outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan during the Columbus Day Parade on Monday, October 10, 2016. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Staten Island Borough President James Oddo tour the Staten Island water tunnel on the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy on Staten Island on Saturday, October 29, 2016. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

Abigail, dressed as the “Queen of Bats,” attends the Gracie Mansion Halloween Party on Saturday, October 28, 2016. Edwin J. Torres/Mayoral Photo Office.

Crowds of runners line up for the start of the 2016 New York City Marathon on Staten Island on Sunday, November 6, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

The FDNY keeps a watchful eye on more than 50,000 runners who started in the 2016 New York City Marathon on Staten Island on Sunday, November 6, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O’Neill hold a press conference to discuss Election Day security preparations in Times Square on Monday, November 07, 2016. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

Voting at a polling site at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn on Election Day on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks to the media outside Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan after a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Ginkgo tree foliage is no match for a rainy fall day in Manhattan’s West Village on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Dusk over the Manhattan skyline as seen from First Calvary Cemetery in Queens on Thursday, November 10, 2016. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

Bill de Blasio and American Museum of Natural History President Ellen Victoria Futter take a walk through some natural history en route to the Museum’s benefit gala on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

People in traditional Albanian dress listen to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s remarks during a celebration of the 104th Anniversary of Albanian Independence at Liberty View Plaza in Brooklyn on Saturday, November 26, 2016. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers a public address in The Great Hall at Cooper Union in Manhattan on Monday, November 21, 2016. Edwin J. Torres/Mayoral Photo Office.

Pre-K students line up for gym at P.S. 188 in the East Village on Monday, November 30, 2016. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

Residents raise their hands during a town hall meeting hosted by Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Member Mark Levine at Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School in Manhattan on Thursday, December 15th, 2016. Edwin J. Torres/ Mayoral Photo Office.

Princess Autumn, 4, looks out a window at Gracie Mansion during the Children’s Holiday Party on Thursday, December 8, 2016. Edwin J. Torres/ Mayoral Photo Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and his son, Dante de Blasio, attend the lighting of the largest menorah in Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn on Saturday, December 24th, 2016. Edwin J. Torres/ Mayoral Photo Office.

Pictures of the Year 2016

Written by City of New York