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New York Daily News’ top photos of 2025

byKayla Thompson
December 30, 2025


Look back at this year’s news coverage from New York Daily News’ photographers.

NY Waterway’s new 500-passenger ferry Jackie Robinson is pictured at the Weehawken Ferry Terminal on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2025. The ferry enters service on what would be Jackie Robinson’s 105th birthday Jan. 31. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Jovan Harris Alexandre plays saxophone under the Dipway Arch in Central Park Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in Manhattan, New York, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Jovan Harris Alexandre plays saxophone under the Dipway Arch in Central Park Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in Manhattan, New York, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
A fleeing office worker runs past an NYPD Bearcat as it arrives on the scene of an active shooter situation on Park Ave. in Midtown Manhattan on Monday, July 28, 2025. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News)
A fleeing office worker runs past an NYPD Bearcat as it arrives on the scene of an active shooter situation on Park Ave. in Midtown Manhattan on Monday, July 28, 2025. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News)
FDNY fire fighters work a fire at 305 E. 95th St. Friday, August 15, 2025 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Firefighters assess the building during a fire on E. 95th St. Friday, August 15, 2025 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Starkeisha Payne, right, being comforted by her brother, was at home on the third floor at 920 Lafayette when a third alarm fire broke out at 922 Lafayette Ave that was reportedly started by squatters, in Brooklyn, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Shawn Inglima/ New York Daily News)
Starkeisha Payne, right, being comforted by her brother, after a third-alarm fire broke out in a home on Lafayette Ave in Brooklyn, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Shawn Inglima/ New York Daily News)
A FDNY firefighter takes in the 9/11 Memorial during the 24th anniversary 9/11 commemoration ceremony at Thursday, September 11, 2025 in New York, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
A FDNY firefighter photographed during the 24th anniversary 9/11 commemoration ceremony at Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 in New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)

 

An alleged assault perp is pictured after running into traffic and being hit by a vehicle while fleeing police Monday, July 21, 2025 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
An alleged assault perp photographed after running into traffic and being hit by a vehicle while fleeing police on Monday, July 21, 2025 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
St. Helena Roman Catholic Church pastor Father Jorge Ramirez comforts River Wilson's mother Ima Wilson during her daughter's funeral at St. Helena Roman Catholic Church Wednesday, August 13, 2025 in Bronx, New York.(Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
St. Helena Roman Catholic Church pastor Father Jorge Ramirez comforts River Wilson’s mother Ima Wilson during her daughter’s funeral on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025 in Bronx. Wilson’s child drowned in the backyard pool of a Bronx day care center. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Winner Jason Nagin hands out part of his prize, pickles, after winning an Adam Sandler look a like contest in Vesuvio Playground Friday, June 19, 2025. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News)
Winner Jason Nagin hands out part of his prize, pickles, after winning an Adam Sandler look-alike contest on Friday, June 19, 2025. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News)
FDNY land and marine units, along with Department of Environmental Conservation Police Officers, responded after an SUV became fully engulfed in flames after it was driven into the Marine Park Salt Marsh and left at the edge of the Gerritsen Inlet in Brooklyn on Friday February 7, 2025. 0936. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
FDNY land and marine units, along with Department of Environmental Conservation Police Officers, responded after an SUV became fully engulfed in flames after it was driven into the Marine Park Salt Marsh and left at the edge of the Gerritsen Inlet in Brooklyn on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
(Two NYPD Divers are lifted up to their helicopter) The body of a man, inside a tire tube, was recovered on the shoreline of Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn on Monday September 8, 2025. 1248. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Two NYPD Divers are lifted up to their helicopter to recover a body on the shoreline of Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn on Monday. Sept. 8, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
(Detective Corey Fisher is greeted by Chief of Department John Chell) Shot NYPD Detective Corey Fisher is greeted by fellow Officers, including Commissioner Jessica Tisch, as he leaves Jamaica Hospital in Queens on Monday August 25, 2025. 1100. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Det. Corey Fisher is greeted by Chief of Department John Chell, fellow officers, including Commissioner Jessica Tisch, as he leaves Jamaica Hospital in Queens on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Several businesses were destroyed after a five-alarm fire broke out inside of 481 Van Brunt Street in Brooklyn on Wednesday September 17, 2025. 2335. Photos taken on Thursday September 18, 2025. 0859. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Several businesses were destroyed after a five-alarm fire broke out inside of Van Brunt Street in Brooklyn on Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Mayor Eric Adams reacts to a straphanger's yell of support during a press conference at the Times Square-42nd St. subway station on Friday, October 10, 2025 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Mayor Eric Adams reacts to a strap hanger’s yell of support during a press conference at the Times Square 42nd St. subway station Friday, October 10, 2025 in Manhattan, New York, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Emergency workers respond to a partial building collapse at 205-207 Alexander Ave. Wednesday, October 1, 2025 in the Bronx, New York, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Emergency workers respond to a partial building collapse at on Alexander Ave. in the Bronx on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
at the funeral of NYPD officer Didarul Islam in the Bronx Thursday, July 31, 2025. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News)
Rain falls down during the funeral of NYPD officer Didarul Islam in the Bronx on Thursday, July 31, 2025. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News)
Federal law enforcement officers take immigrants into custody in Jacob K. Javits Building on Thursday, Jul. 3, 2025 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Federal law enforcement officers take immigrants into custody in Jacob K. Javits Building Thursday, July 3, 2025 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Several businesses were destroyed after a five-alarm fire broke out inside of 481 Van Brunt Street in Brooklyn on Wednesday September 17, 2025. 2335. Photos taken on Thursday September 18, 2025. 0859. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Several businesses were destroyed after a five-alarm fire broke out inside of 481 Van Brunt Street in Brooklyn on Thursday Sept. 18, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Vivid colors are seen here in the skies over Rosedale and Valley Stream as the Sun rose on Saturday January 18, 2025. 0659. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Vivid colors are seen here in the skies over Rosedale and Valley Stream as the Sun rose on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
A couple of Common Blue Damselfly is photographed at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens on Friday, Jul. 11, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
A couple of Common Blue Damselfly is photographed at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens on Friday, Jul. 11, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
A 71yr old man was rushed to Brookdale Hospital after he was struck by a black Honda Accord, being driven by a 15yr old boy, as he stood on the sidewalk at the southwest corner of Hegeman Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday September 14, 2025. 1048. The 15yr old driver was allegedly fleeing Police from a location on Flatlands Avenue. A light pole was also brought down in the crash. The boy was taken into custody after the crash. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Damage from the scene where a 71-year-old man was rushed to Brookdale Hospital after he was struck by a black Honda Accord, being driven by a 15-year-old boy, as he stood on the sidewalk at the corner of Hegeman Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
A 32yr old man was pronounced dead at Jacobi Hospital after he was shot in the chest whilst inside of Haffen Park near Burke Avenue and Wickham Avenue in the Bronx on Saturday August 23, 2025. 1927. A 17yr old girl with a gunshot wound to the face was rushed to Jacobi Hospital in critical condition. Three more people were shot at the same location; A 30yr old man with a gunshot wound to the back and a 29yr old woman with a gunshot wound to the back were both taken by private means to Jacobi Hospital, whilst a 42yr old man was taken by private means to Montefiore Hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm. Photos taken on Sunday August 24, 2025. 0818. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
The scene of a shooting inside of Haffen Park in the Bronx, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Two people died and three people injured during the mass shooting that took place during a basketball game.
Several people were killed, including children, after a blue Audi vehicle collided with a silver Toyota Camry Livery Cab, before striking several pedestrians and overturning, on Ocean Parkway near Quentin Road in Brooklyn on Saturday March 29, 2025. 1459. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Several people were killed, including children, after a blue Audi vehicle collided with a silver Toyota Camry Livery Cab, before striking several pedestrians and overturning, on Ocean Parkway near Quentin Road in Brooklyn on Saturday. March 29, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
NYPD officers are pictured outside 345 Park Ave. in Manhattan on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. The building is the scene where A police officer and three other people were killed after a gunman with a history of mental illness opened fire with an M-4 rifle in the lobby of a Midtown Manhattan office building that houses The Blackstone Group, Rudin Management and NFL headquarters. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News)
NYPD officers are pictured outside 345 Park Ave. Tuesday, July 29, 2025 in New York, New York.(Barry Williams/New York Daily News)
The mangled wreckage of a helicopter is lifted from the Hudson River in Jersey City, New Jersey after it crashed on Thursday, April 10, 2025. (Gardiner Anderson / New York Daily News)
The mangled wreckage of a helicopter is lifted from the Hudson River in Jersey City, New Jersey after it crashed on Thursday, April 10, 2025. The crash killed the pilot and all five passengers, two adults and three children from Spain, law enforcement sources said. (Gardiner Anderson / New York Daily News)
Mohammad Azeem is pictured in police custody outside the 84th Precinct in Brooklyn on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Azeem is accused of sexually assaulting a man on a train in Manhattan. (Gardiner Anderson / New York Daily News)
Mohammad Azeem is pictured in police custody outside the 84th Precinct in Brooklyn on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Azeem is accused of sexually assaulting a man on a train in Manhattan. (Gardiner Anderson / New York Daily News)
The Mexican naval ship Cuauhtemoc is pictured in the East River in Brooklyn, New York City after striking the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, May 17, 2025. (Gardiner Anderson / New York Daily News)
The Mexican naval ship Cuauhtemoc is pictured in the East River in Brooklyn, New York City after striking the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Two crew members died and 27 others were injured in the accident. (Gardiner Anderson / New York Daily News)
Storm surge from Hurricane Erin causes street flooding in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York City on Thursday, August 21, 2025. (Gardiner Anderson / New York Daily News)
Storm surge from Hurricane Erin causes street flooding in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York City on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (Gardiner Anderson / New York Daily News)
Damien Hurstel is removed in an ambulance from the NYPD 120th Precinct station house in Staten Island, New York City on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. (Gardiner Anderson / New York Daily News)
Damien Hurstel is removed in an ambulance from the NYPD 120th Precinct station house in Staten Island, New York City on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. The mentally ill 19-year-old accused of decapitating his mother’s boyfriend wanted to chop up his body, in part by using a blender, police sources said. (Gardiner Anderson / New York Daily News)
U.S. military personnel unveil a U.S. flag during the annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Intrepid Museum Monday, May 26, 2025 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
U.S. military personnel unveil a U.S. flag during the annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Intrepid Museum in Manhattan on Monday, May 26, 2025. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Brad Lander speaks besides his family at a rally in Foley Square after he was released from federal custody at 26 Federal Plaza Tuesday, June 17, 2025 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Brad Lander speaks besides his family at a rally in Foley Square after he was released from federal custody at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Carlos Alcaraz holds the U.S. Open men's singles tennis championship trophy at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing New York on Sept. 7, 2025. (Andrew Schwartz)
Carlos Alcaraz holds the U.S. Open men’s singles tennis championship trophy at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing New York on September 7, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Schwartz)
A MTA bus is pictured that partially drove off Independence Ave. near Kapok St. is pictured Friday, Jan. 18, 2025 in the Bronx, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
A MTA bus is pictured that partially drove off Independence Ave. in the Bronx on Friday, Jan. 18, 2025. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
NYCDOC officer Shamika Mitchell walks out of Mt. Sinai Morningside Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
NYCDOC officer Shamika Mitchell walks out of Mt. Sinai Morningside in Manhattan on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Mitchell suffered a brutal assault from a man held at Rikers Island. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Protestors are pictured in the lobby of Maersk's offices in Midtown Wednesday, June 11, 2025 in the Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Protesters photographed being removed from the lobby of Maersk’s offices in Midtown on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Congressman Charles Rangel lies in state at New York City Hall Thursday, June 12, 2025 in the Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Congressman Charles Rangel lies in state at New York City Hall in the Manhattan on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Rangel died in a New York Hospital on May 26, 2025. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
FDNY responding to a 3rd alarm fire at 108 Taylor St. in Staten Island, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (Shawn Inglima/ New York Daily News)
FDNY responding to a 3rd alarm fire at 108 Taylor St. in Staten Island, Thursday, September 4, 2025. (Shawn Inglima/ New York Daily News)
A tenant watching the FDNY inspect her apartment after a fire broke out in her Bay Ridge Ave home in Brooklyn, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Shawn Inglima/ New York Daily News)
A tenant watching the FDNY inspect her apartment after a fire broke out at 1801 Bay Ridge Ave in Brooklyn, Wednesday, September 10, 2025. (Shawn Inglima/ New York Daily News)
Four alarm fire on the top floor of a three story residential building at the corner of Metropolitan Ave and Graham Ave in Brooklyn, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (Shawn Inglima/New York Daily News)
A four-alarm fire on the top floor of a three story residential building at the corner of Metropolitan Ave. and Graham Ave. in Brooklyn, New York is pictured Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (Shawn Inglima/New York Daily News)
Autumn Valeri being led into the courtroom for her indictment for a deed fraud scam at Queens Supreme Court in Brooklyn, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (Shawn Inglima/New York Daily News)
Autumn Valeri being led into the courtroom for her indictment for a deed fraud scam at Queens Supreme Court in Brooklyn, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (Shawn Inglima/New York Daily News)
FDNY firefighters work a fire in multiple building at the corner of W. Burnside Ave. and Jerome Ave. on Thursday, Mar. 13, 2025. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
FDNY firefighters work a fire in multiple building at the corner of W. Burnside Ave. and Jerome Ave. Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)



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