new york city

‘A Wave of Joyful Optimism’

Being out in New York City last night was intoxicating.

Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine
Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine

Being out in New York City last night was intoxicating. The streets were full of happy noise — cars beeping, people singing and laughing. The pent-up frustration of the past four years exploded into a wave of joyful optimism that seemed to sweep over every single person.

Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine
Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine
Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine
Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine
Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine
Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine
Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine
Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine
Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine
Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine
Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine
Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine
Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine
Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine
Photo: Dina Litovsky for New York Magazine
‘A Wave of Joyful Optimism’