Two men dressed in Lady Liberty and Spider-man outfits shake hands in Times Square.

Guests arrive at Lincoln Center to attend the season opening of the Metropolitan Opera.

Two men practice at the top floor of The Golf Club at the Chelsea Piers.

New Yorkers enjoy a sunny afternoon in Brooklyn Bridge Park during Dumbo Arts Festival.

Real estate agent Steve Shaefer (35, R) and painter Justin Tassone (25, L) enjoy a cigarette break on the roof of the building where they share an apartment in Bushwick.

A young woman smokes a cigarette on the stairs of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).

New Yorkers enjoy a street performance of pianist Colin Huggins in Washington Square.

People pass by NYPD Policemen on watch in Time Square.

Sang Lee (R), founder and CEO of Return on Change, and friends enjoy an evening at a MK Karaoke Bar on 32nd Street in Manhattan, also know as Korea Town.

Patrons dine at Wonjo Korean barbeque restaurant in Korea Town while people wait in line along the staircase.

A view of the entrance to Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center.

A family passes by Sax Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan.

Policemen secure the season opening of the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center during a demonstration supporting gay-rights in Russia.

Fashion stylist and single mother Renée Louis (37) stands with her baby boy on a street next to her home in Parkchester neighborhood in the Bronx.

A young woman runs past the entrance to the Village Vanguard, one of the leading jazz performing centers in New York.

Owner of Stanmore jewelry brand works in one of the workshops at 3rd Ward in Bushwick.

An employee prepares two cups of coffee at Kaffe 1668 in Greenwich Village.

A man reads on a porch overlooking a view of Midtown Manhattan and the Hudson River after sunset.

New Yorkers and tourists dine at "230 Fifth" rooftop restaurant while enjoying views of the Empire State building overlooking Midtown Manhattan.

A view of Downtown Manhattan and 6th Avenue after sunset.

New York Special (L’Express)

Photographed for L’Express Magazine special New York 2013 issue.

Articles included:
– Cover story: the political landscape, economic trends, public safety and security, daily life
– The Korean community
– Bushwick neighborhood
– The music scene
– Silicon Alley
– Chelsea Piers
– Bronx’s fashion
– Food recommendation