Eyes on the Street: Times Square, May 2, 2011

Photo: ##http://www.flickr.com/photos/pezz/5679300108/##Josh Pesavento/Flickr##

Ten years ago, after the attacks of September 11, New Yorkers came together in places like Union Square, holding candlelight vigils and creating impromptu memorials to the victims. Following the news late last night that American forces had killed Osama bin Laden, people again flocked to New York’s iconic public spaces. This time the mood was jubilant, and there were a few more public spaces for people to congregate and share a historical moment with other people. Flickr user Josh Pesavento captured these images from the pedestrian plazas in Times Square.

Photo: ##http://www.flickr.com/photos/pezz/5678741215/##Josh Pesavento##
Photo: ##http://www.flickr.com/photos/pezz/5678741389/##Josh Pesavento##

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