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Ice Skaters in Central Park
Photo: Ice skaters in Central Park amid the cityscape of New York
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Buildings loom over hundreds of ice skaters crowding a rink in New York’s Central Park. About 25 million people visit the Park every year, one of the city’s few retreats from its skyscraper-lined streets.
Photograph by Ira Block

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