When I woke up today, I had absolutely no idea what, if any, photographs I would publish, about the Boston tragedy or otherwise. Then someone pointed me to this image, posted to Facebook by members of two New York-based groups that grew out of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Taking such a long-standing rivalry between New York and Boston, and turning it about to show support and strength speaks volumes. I sincerely thank Lucky Tran, and the Illuminator collective for posting the photo, and for allowing me to share it with you today.
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Read moreA sign saying "New York Loves Boston" is projected on the facade of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in New York, late on April 15, 2013, hours after the bombings of the Boston Marathon. The work was done by the Illuminator, a guerrilla projection van that was a project of Occupy Wall Street, and members of the the OWS Light Brigade. #
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