East Harlem Playground date Times photographer John Orris captured

Times photographer John Orris captured a barge-load of prehistoric beasts - "two of which looked very belligerent" - floating down the Hudson River

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but many that were built starting in ancient times and were consolidated during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

beauty and pathos combine in this image of a woman floating in a vast sea that accompanied The Times Opinion article about global warming

As darkness fell

East Harlem Playground date Times photographer John Orris capturedFrom an upstairs window, the pavement at 104th Street in Harlem becomes an almost abstract study in composition the chalk board games, people passing by, and the shadows they cast in the midday heat.