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NEWS: June 14 2009 Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC - Images by Dio Dipasupil

NEWS: June 09 2009 Museum Mile Festival in NYC - Images by Dio Dipasupil

One day a year, for the past 31 years, nine of the country’s finest museums, all ones that call Fifth Avenue home, collectively open their doors from 6pm - 9pm for free to New Yorkers and visitors for a mile-long block party and visual art celebration. This traffic-free, music- and art-filled celebration fills the street and sidewalks of Fifth Avenue from 82nd to 105th street, the mile now officially designated as Museum Mile. Over 50,000 visitors attend the festival annually.

www.museummilefestival.org

Photographers, writers, web designers, freelancers… I’m sure you can all relate. Come on “amateurs”, stop working for free! You’re screwing it up for everyone else who needs a paycheck. Plus, you’re ruining your respective industry.

NEWS: May 31 2009 Salute to Israel Parade in NYC - Images by Dio Dipasupil

In 1964, thousands of Jews gathered to walk down Riverside Drive together in a show of support for the young State of Israel. Since then, the Salute to Israel Parade has continued its tradition as the world’s largest gathering in support and celebration of Israel and its people. A major vehicle for Zionist expression, the Parade enables communities to come together in a non-partisan, apolitical show of unity and solidarity with brothers and sisters in Israel.

www.salutetoisrael.com

NEWS: May 31 2009 Japan Day @ Central Park - Images by Dio Dipasupil

Japan Day @ Central Park is an event designed by the Japanese community of New York to promote deeper understanding of Japanese culture and, to say “Thank you, New York!” Now marking its third year as a New York City tradition, Japan Day @ Central Park returns to fill the green oasis of East Meadow with tents offering a wide range of Japanese traditional and family-friendly activities, free samplings of popular Japanese cuisine and powerful stage performances throughout the day, with top entertainers from New York and Tokyo. Last year, an estimated 40,000 New Yorkers participated in Japan Day in the East Meadow. More info here.

NEWS: May 26 2009 Marriage Equality Rally in New York City - Images by Dio Dipasupil

On May 26, 2009 demonstrators in New York City marched on the city and held a rally in Union Square Park to protest a California Supreme Court ruling that upheld Proposition 8, banning any future marriages for same sex couples in California.

TRAVEL: March 2009 Scotland - Images by Dio Dipasupil

NYPD Blue

So many helicopters hovering above NYC these days. This one was pretty cool (and flying low).

Shot with a Nikon D3 and Nikkor f/2.8 70-200mm. Post-processed in Adobe Lightroom 2.3.