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Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. inaugurates a solar farm in the South Bronx.
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U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, aka AOC, of New York.
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U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, aka AOC, of New York.
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Mestre João Grande, a leading figure of Capoeira Angola, is probably the eldest master in the world.
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Lily Brett, author, Prix Médicis Etranger 2012, France
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Hamburg, travel, magazine](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f0686c60-60e7-4ff2-a60c-0e0f2307b81d/0/0/0/0,0,2267,1594,2267,1200/0-0-0/3639ba47-f784-4904-8086-c67c75e62f7c/1/1/Summerstage_Frida_Merian_NY.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694974~hmac=0817269d60a49ffceaa18679caa59d779822ad180d0b3b24d325ba9203ec0a05)
Merian, Nov. 2018.
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Reisen. New York, Jahreszeiten Verlag,
Hamburg, travel, magazine](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f0686c60-60e7-4ff2-a60c-0e0f2307b81d/0/0/0/0,0,2267,1594,2267,1200/0-0-0/2ed5b200-c415-4b8e-a176-bb5ced49077e/1/1/Nelly_Frida_Merian_NY.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694974~hmac=0817269d60a49ffceaa18679caa59d779822ad180d0b3b24d325ba9203ec0a05)
Merian, Nov. 2018.
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Lily Brett, author, Prix Médicis Etranger 2012, France
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Lily Brett, author, Prix Médicis Etranger 2012, France
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Stéfan Jonot, owner, LES Enfants de Bohème, Lower East Side, NY
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Lily Brett & David Rankin, at their home in Soho, NY.