Phil Penman

New York, Anew

As the city emerges from long pandemic hibernation, New Yorkers tell how they survived it and what their hopes are for the future.

A Shuttered Garage, a Devastated Trade

The taxi industry has been brutally crunched on two sides—from skyrocketing operating costs, on the one hand, and a sharp decline in business, on the other.

How the Homeless ‘Shelter in Place’

New Yorkers’ lives have been on pause; they’ve been told to stay home. But for CJ, Dennis, and countless others who, for their own reasons, have chosen not to go into city-run shelters but to stay on the streets, this is their home.

Portrait of New York City on Lockdown

An eerie silence has descended New York City.

The Streets of New York

At one point, I was clocking up about 400 miles a week riding around the city on my bicycle. As the great Bill Cunningham knew, the bike is a great tool for a street photographer.