Jacob Sosa goes for a walk in the Van Cortlandt Park parade ground with his dogs Nicky, Hazel, and Little One. They are South African mastiffs, and Mr. Sosa added "I call her Little One because she doesn't have a name yet."
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Brian Hernandez, 9, and his sister Gisele, 5, pose for a portrait while playing with super soaker guns in the water fountains on Van Cortlandt Park South on Monday afternoon.
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Raphael Mendez, 66, sits in the Van Cortlandt Park parade ground on Monday afternoon. "I've been coming to Van Cortlandt for cinquenta anos (fifty years). When I used to play here, it was a dirt field," he said.
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A couple from the Riverdale-Kingsbridge Academy pose for a portrait on Kingsbridge Avenue before prom on June 4.
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Dianne Lee, 62, goes for a walk on Riverdale Avenue with her dog Dooley, 5, on Monday afternoon.
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L to R: Ray Eid and Manny Jad. Co-managers of the Sandwich King #2, a deli and restaurant in Kingsbridge near the 242nd Street subway station, wait on the sidewalk in front of their shop for a delivery of a new ice cream freezer on Monday afternoon.
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JFK High School baseball player Ryan Delorbe poses for a portrait during a game against Mott Haven in June.
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Victor Pacheco, 14, and Eddie Savory, 18, pose for a portrait before playing a basketball game with friends in Kingsbridge Heights on June 5.
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Jeanne Saporito, who lives in the Skyview apartments in North Riverdale, sits for a portrait while waiting for the bus on Riverdale Avenue after doing some shopping on Monday afternoon. "Skyview is the greatest secret in all of New York," said Ms. Guastaferro.
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Irene Guastaferro, who lives in the Skyview apartments in North Riverdale, sits for a portrait on Riverdale Avenue.
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Baseball players Jaime Ortiz, 14, a 3rd baseman, and Alex Negron, 13, a catcher, wait for the bus in Kingsbridge after a practice in Van Cortlandt Park on Monday afternoon. They are middle school students at M.S. 327 and St. Margarets respectively.
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L to R: Carmen Hernandez, Anne Martinez, and Socorro, Pena, who jokingly gave their ages as "25," sit with their families along Van Cortlandt Park south on Monday afternoon. The three have been friends for decades and are neighbors in Kingsbridge.
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Jimena Hernandez, 7, poses for a portrait while playing with super soaker guns in the water fountains on Van Cortlandt Park South on Monday afternoon.
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Ice cream vendor Ignacio Diaz, 55, poses for a portrait in his ice cream truck outside of the Van Cortlandt Park pool on July 24. He is new to the job, having only been a vendor for two months.
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Subway store worker Samuel Gonzalez, who just celebrated his 23rd birthday, takes a break from making sandwiches to sit in the sun on Riverdale Avenue on Monday evening.
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Aracely Romano, 13, poses for a portrait while playing soccer in the Van Cortlandt parade grounds. She lives in Yonkers and walked to the park with their family on Monday afternoon.
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Massage therapist Buddy Niederhoffer, 38, spends the evening near the Van Cortlandt stables coloring in sketches in his notebook. A resident of North Riverdale since he was 6, Niederhoffer said "When I was tiny I played little league right here. I like to come out and find some balance."
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