epa02992093 YEARENDER 2011 SEPTEMBER Robert Peraza, who lost his son Robert David Peraza, pauses at his son's name at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial during tenth anniversary ceremonies at the site of the World Trade Center in New York, 11 September 2011. EPA/JUSTIN LANE / POOL

epa01971966 Two men work on clearing a sidewalk as a taxi drives past following a snow storm in New York, New York, USA, on 20 December 2009. The blizzard-like storm dumped snow across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States on Saturday, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01957223 The Giants' Justin Tuck (R) picks up teammate Domenik Hixon after he ran a punt back for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, on 06 December 2009. The Giants won, 31-24. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01934880 The Jets' Braylon Edwards tries to out run the Jaguars' Sean Considine (L) and Reggie Nelson (2nd L) during the third quarter of the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Jets at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, on 15 November 2009. The Jaguars won, 24 - 22. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01932656 The Knicks' Wilson Chandler (L) collides with the Warriors' Anthony Randolph (R)during the first half of the game between the Golden State Warriors and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, on 13 November 2009. EPA/JUSTIN LANE CORBIS OUT

epa01924322 New York Yankees fans celebrate on Broadway during a parade for the Yankees following their 2009 World Series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in New York, New York, USA, on 06 November 2009. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01905721 Visitors walk the spiral galleries at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, New York, USA, on 21 October 2009. Today marks the 50 anniverary of the opening of the Guggenheim Museum, which opened its doors to the public for free as a way to mark the occassion. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01575227 Steve Cunningham (R), of the United States, hits Tomasz Adamek (L), of Poland, during their IBF Cruiserweight title fight at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, on 11 December 2008. Adamek defeated Cunningham by a split decision to take the title. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01572252 A view of the New York Times building in New York, New York, USA, on 08 December 2008. The New York Times Company announced on 08 December that is was borrowing up to 255 million US dollars against the value of the building due to a 400 million US dollar debt repayment in due in May 2009. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01863737 A model has her hair and nails done backstage before the start of the Nanette Lepore fashion show during the Spring 2010 Mercedes-Benz fashion week at Bryant Park in New York City, New York, USA, 16 September 2009. The fashion week runs from 10 to 17 September. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01541056 A view of a vote cast for Sen. Barack Obama in the United States' presidential election at a polling site in Brooklyn, New York, USA, on 04 November 2008. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01537030 Men in chicken suits for Halloween dance on the sidewalk near the New York Stock Exchange in New York, New York, USA, on 31 October 2008. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01535404 The Philadelphia Philles celebrate defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in game five to win the 2008 World Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on 29 October 2008. The Phillies won the series 4-1. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01519865 Three artists, who are triplets from a group called Triibe, stand on Wall Street with briefcases full of money holding tin cups for handouts in New York, New York, USA, on 14 October 2008. The guerrilla performance piece was being done as a commentary on the ongoing financial crisis. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01506554 A man (R), who did not want to be identified, plays a shofar as part of a prayer for the Rosh Hashanah holiday and for a resolution to the financial crisis on Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange at the start of the trading day in New York, New York, USA, on 01 October 2008. Worldwide financial markets are waiting for the United States Congress to act on financial legislation. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01506243 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the trading day in New York, New York, USA, on 30 September 2008. The Dow Jones Industrials gained 485 points a day after suffering the largest point loss ever due to the U.S. House of Representative failing to pass legislation authorizing a bailout of financial institutions. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01478948 Dinara Safina of Russia reacts as she plays Serena Williams of the US during the second women's semifinal match on the eleventh day of the 2008 US Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA on 05 September 2008. The winner of the match will go on to face Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the women's final on 06 September. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01440750 Georgian-Americans hold a rally with a doctored pictured of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Presin in front United Nations headquarters protesting the ongoing military hostilities between Russia and Georgia in New York, New York, USA, on 11 August 2008. The UN Security Council was scheduled to meet later in the day to discuss the situation. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01434340 Three children scream while on a ride at the amusement park in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, USA, on 07 August 2008. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01427268 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the start of the trading day in New York, New York, USA, on 30 July 2008. Stocks opened higher following a positive employment report from payroll company ADP as well as news of the United States' Federal Reserve's plan to extended an emergency borrowing program for Wall Street banks. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01723838 (FILE) A file picture dated 21 June 2007 shows the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor in New York, USA. US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on 08 May 2009 that the Statue of Liberty's crown, an observation area that was closed after the terror attacks of 11 September 2001, will re-open on 04 July 2009. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01696522 Fans wait for the gates to open outside the Jackie Robinson Rotunda at Citi Field before the first regular season game at the Mets' new stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York on 13 April 2009. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01367873 U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters during the final primary night of the 2008 presidential campaign in New York, New York, USA, on 03 June 2008. Clinton is acknowledging that her opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, has accumulated enough delegates to claim the Democratic presidential nomination, effectively ending her bid to become the first female President of the United States. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01343430 A view of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, New York on 13 May 2008. The bridge, which connects the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan across the East River and is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, turns 125 years old this month. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01638832 A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the trading day in New York, New York, USA, on 17 February 2009. The Dow Jones Industrials closed nearly 300 points down as investors reacted to the Obama administration's new economic rescue plan. US President Barack Obama signed the 787-billion-dollar economic stimulus bill at a ceremony in Denver, Colorado. The largest single spending measure in US history is intended to help the country recover from a year-long recession that many consider the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01332245 A worker hangs Edgar Degas' painting 'Trois Danseueses en Rose' during preparations for a preview of an Impressionist and Modern Art auction at Sotheby's in New York, USA, 02 May 2008. The painting is expected to be sold for 7 - 9 million US dollar during an auction on 07 May 2008 in New York. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01615523 Abandoned shopping carts sit in the parking lot of a shopping center in Weehawken, New Jersey, USA, on 27 January 2009. The Conference Board announced that its Consumer Confidence Index was down to 37.7 from a revised 38.6 in December 2008. In recent months the index has been at the lowest levels since it began being measured in 1967. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01988715 President-elect Barack Obama and his family, First Lady-elect Michelle Obama, their daughters Malia and Sasha walk towards the podium for the 56th Presidential Inauguration ceremony for Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States in Washington, DC, USA 20 January 2009. The first anniversary of Obama's inauguration as the 44th President of the United States is 20 January 2010. Obama's election as the first black President of the United States generated massive attention. He was celebrated by a world which expected him to instantly reverse the eight years of unpopular George W Bush. But Obama entered office facing a daunting set of challenges rivaled by only a handful of his predecessors. He inherited the worst economy in decades, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and a sullied US image in the world after years of hard-line policies against terrorism, headlined by the Guantanamo Bay prison. A year later, the reality is more sobering: Soaring unemployment, ramped-up troop commitments to Afghanistan, and stalled nuclear talks with Iran and North Korea. Obama failed to keep his promise to close Guantanamo by 22 January 2010, and also disappointed Europe on global warming. He presided over the biggest government bailout of private companies like General Motors in decades. Aside from the hard political issues of the day, Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama created a celebrity frenzy unlike anything since John F. and Jackie Kennedy moved into the White House in 1961. Daughters Malia and Sasha, First Dog Bo and an organic garden on the front lawn have captured popular sentiment. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01297773 Illinois Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama makes a speech about the United States economy in the Great Hall at Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York, New York, USA, on 27 March 2008. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01255273 Cristina Sosa (L) and Jason Arreguin (C) kiss while waiting for an elevator on the top floor of the Empire State Building after being married as an employee of the Empire State Building stands next to them, in New York, USA, 14 February 2008. The couple was one of 13 marrying at the famous building as part of a celebration of Valentine's Day. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa01951476 United States Military Academy cadets listen to the invocation before United States President Barack Obama speaks about plans for the ongoing military operations in Afghanistan at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, USA, on 01 December 2009. EPA/JUSTIN LANE