To create our video about Black culture in NYC, we curated a range of images from across the five boroughs that you can see on the page below. With shots including those taken at Black-owned businesses and during the City’s festivals and parades, as well as at recent Black Lives Matter marches, these photographs offer a look at the energy and diversity of NYC’s Black community. For more information, read on, and visit The Black Experience in NYC for videos, stories, guides and other content.
Video still of Lower Manhattan. Video: Tom Perry
Lower East Side, Manhattan. Photo: Vincent Tullo
View from One Vanderbilt. Photo: Julienne Schaer
Harlem, Manhattan. Photo: Joe Buglewicz
Flatbush, Brooklyn. Photo: Pablo Serrano
Harriet Tubman sculpture in Harlem, Manhattan. © Alison Saar. Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA. Photo: Kris Graves
Biggie Smalls mural in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Mural by Vincent Ballentine. Photo: Al J. Thompson
South Bronx. Photo: Maridelis Morales Rosado
Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market, Manhattan. Photo: Laylah Amatullah Barrayn
Tarari Tribe in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Photo: Simbarashe Cha
Tsion Cafe in Harlem, Manhattan. Photo: Laylah Amatullah Barrayn
The Weekend Warmup, Brooklyn. Photo: Lionell Gardner
West 4th Street Courts in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Photo: Victor Llorente
CURLFEST 2019. Photo: @jeanthehueman, courtesy of Curly Girl Collective
Flatbush, Brooklyn. Photo: Laylah Amatullah Barrayn
Shocka Yaw at the 2017 Pride March. Photo: Vincent Tullo
Rockaway Beach, Queens. Photo: Yael Malka
Rockaway Beach. Photo: Ryan Struck
Video still from African American Day Parade. Video: Raynah Robinson
Peppa's Jerk Chicken in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Photo: Simbarashe Cha
Puerto Rican flags in the South Bronx. Photo: Maridelis Morales Rosado
CURLFEST Founders. Photo: Jordan E Photography
African American Day Parade. Photo: Poly Graffix Photography
West Indian American Day Carnival in Brooklyn. Photo: Joe Buglewicz
There Harris at the 2017 Pride March. Photo: Vincent Tullo
Delivery driver in Harlem, Manhattan. Photo: Laylah Amatullah Barrayn
BAMcafé in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Photo: Scott Smith
DanceAfrica 2019, "Rwanda Reborn: The Remix." Photo: Julieta Cervantes
Tren’ness Woods-Black (left) and friend in Harlem. Photo: Simbarashe Cha
Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Photo: Al J. Thompson
Bronx Pride March in 2019. Photo: Britany Petronella
Neon Christina LaDosha at Pride Island in 2017. Photo: Zak Krevitt
CURLFEST. Courtesy, Curly Girl Collective
Michael Leach at the 2019 World Pride Celebration. Photo: Vincent Tullo
Joy Party by Bklyn Boihood at 3 Dollar Bill during World Pride, 2019. Photo: Texas Isaiah
Black Lives Matter March in Brooklyn. Photo: Kolin Mendez
Black Lives Matter March in Manhattan. Photo: Kolin Mendez
Black Lives Matter March in Queens. Photo: Elizabeth Bick
Black Trans Lives Matter March in Brooklyn. Photo: Demetrius Freeman
Black Trans Lives Matter March in Brooklyn. Photo: Simbarashe Cha
Black Trans Lives Matter March in Brooklyn. Photo: Demetrius Freeman
Ailey's Jacqueline Green and Yannick Lebrun on top of The Woolworth Building. Photo: Mikey Pozarik
Jolie Studio, Brooklyn. Photo: Lionell Gardner
CURLFEST 2019. Photo: Everton Pellington
The Apollo Theater, Harlem, Manhattan. Photo: Kris Graves
Inganzo Ngari during DanceAfrica 2019, "Rwanda Reborn: The Remix." Photo: Julieta Cervantes
DanceAfrica 2019: Rwanda Reborn: The Remix Photo: Julieta Cervantes
Dyke March during World Pride 2019. Photo: Res
Kids running through water hydrant in the South Bronx. Photo: Maridelis Morales Rosado
Tsion Cafe in Harlem, Manhattan. Photo: Laylah Amatullah Barrayn
Queens Pride in 2019. Photo: Molly Flores
Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival in Midtown Manhattan. Photo: Elizabeth Bick
New York Black Nurses Association at the African American Day Parade. Photo: PolyGraffix Photography
Black Lives Matter Protest in Lower Manhattan. Photo: Daphni Edwards/@yungjetlag
World Pride 2019. Photo: Walter Wlodarczyk
Sybil's in Richmond Hill, Queens. Photo: Molly Flores
Harlem, Manhattan. Photo: Brittany Petronella
Little Guyana in Richmond Hill, Queens. Photo: Molly Flores
AfroPunk, 2018. Photo: Lionell Gardner
Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Photo: Jorge Garcia
CURLFEST 2019. Photo: Erika Dickstein, courtesy of Curly Girl Collective
Patron at Socrates Sculpture Park in Astoria, Queens. Photo: José A. Alvarado Jr.
Couple at Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island. Photo: Jen Davis
Proud Experiences 2019. Photo: Matthew Papa
Black Lives Matter March over the Brooklyn Bridge. Photo: Kolin Mendez
DanceAfrica 2019: Rwanda Reborn: The Remix. Photo: Julieta Cervantes
125th Street in Harlem, Manhattan. Photo: Brittany Petronella
David Dinkins and Charles Rangel at the African American Parade. Photo: PolyGraffix Photography
West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn. Photo: Joe Buglewicz
Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Photo: Jorge Garcia
Harlem Week 2018. Photo: Michelle Rick
Kings Theater in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Photo: Simbarashe Cha
Midtown, Manhattan. Photo: Elizabeth Bick
Video still from Soul Summit. Courtesy, Soul Summit Music Inc.