fractenberg
@fractenberg.bsky.social
High-minded, middle class, lowbrow
Visuals Editor for THE CITY
Visuals Editor for THE CITY
Hundreds of nurses, veterans and community members held a vigil Thursday evening on the east side of Manhattan to mourn the death of Alex Pretti.
January 30, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Hundreds of nurses, veterans and community members held a vigil Thursday evening on the east side of Manhattan to mourn the death of Alex Pretti.
Who said NYC is boring now…
January 29, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Who said NYC is boring now…
Is the MTA trolling us by playing upbeat Sinatra tunes this morning??🤣
January 27, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Is the MTA trolling us by playing upbeat Sinatra tunes this morning??🤣
@mayor.nyc.gov joined hundreds of striking nurses outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
January 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
@mayor.nyc.gov joined hundreds of striking nurses outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Check out Mayor Mamdani on FAQ NYC for his first full sit-down interview since taking office:
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/08/m...
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/08/m...
LISTEN: ‘It Is Right To Hope? We're Going To Show Them That It Is.’
Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke with the FAQ NYC podcast, his first sit-down interview since taking office.
www.thecity.nyc
January 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Check out Mayor Mamdani on FAQ NYC for his first full sit-down interview since taking office:
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/08/m...
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/08/m...
Dozens of immigrant-rights advocates marched to the World Trade Center Thursday morning to protest Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holding a press conference a day after immigration agents fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis.
January 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Dozens of immigrant-rights advocates marched to the World Trade Center Thursday morning to protest Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holding a press conference a day after immigration agents fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis.
If you live in NYC and can forgo that morning latte from the cafe for one year, you still won't have anywhere near enough money to afford a home.
January 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
If you live in NYC and can forgo that morning latte from the cafe for one year, you still won't have anywhere near enough money to afford a home.
The scene outside Manhattan federal court ahead of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicholàs Maduro’s arraignment on drug trafficking charges.
January 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The scene outside Manhattan federal court ahead of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicholàs Maduro’s arraignment on drug trafficking charges.
I can't wait for this new buddy cop movie to come out.
December 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I can't wait for this new buddy cop movie to come out.
Quite the Shakespearean yarn by @rosalindadams.bsky.social, featuring familial perfidy, an hours-long NYPD raid and a cannabis-driven entrepreneurial dream:
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
The ‘Godmother’ of Weed vs. Her Uncle, the DEA Agent
Cannabis officials courted a rising pot star to join New York’s legal market. Then a stunning police raid upended everything and shattered her family.
www.thecity.nyc
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Quite the Shakespearean yarn by @rosalindadams.bsky.social, featuring familial perfidy, an hours-long NYPD raid and a cannabis-driven entrepreneurial dream:
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
Federal agents were caught on video pulling a gun on a woman and her children after busting down the door to their Queens home:
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/19/q...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/19/q...
On Camera, Fed Agents Point Guns at Mother and Four Kids in Queens
The agents came looking for a relative who no longer lived in the apartment, the shellshocked mother told THE CITY. Days later, her children are terrified to leave their parents' sides.
www.thecity.nyc
November 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Federal agents were caught on video pulling a gun on a woman and her children after busting down the door to their Queens home:
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/19/q...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/19/q...
I think the most enduring NYC slogan is “Post No Bills.”
November 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I think the most enduring NYC slogan is “Post No Bills.”
I think it would pretty funny if the tourist shops started selling Zohran nesting dolls.
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I think it would pretty funny if the tourist shops started selling Zohran nesting dolls.
A story about setting millions of dollars on fire: www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/c...
Cuomo Backers Burned $65 Per Vote, Including $13.3 Million From Bloomberg
A blizzard of outside spending on ads, including a spot that linked Zohran Mamdani to 9/11, failed to move voters and may have even backfired.
www.thecity.nyc
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A story about setting millions of dollars on fire: www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/c...
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Delighted to share the latest LIT NYC podcast with you. With political activism rising in NYC, Harry Siegel and I sat down with Ben Fractenberg - Visuals Editor of @thecity.nyc to talk about street photography and protest photography. @fractenberg.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Episode 455: The Kismet and the Anxiety of Street Photography
Podcast Episode · FAQ NYC · 11/05/2025 · 48m
podcasts.apple.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Delighted to share the latest LIT NYC podcast with you. With political activism rising in NYC, Harry Siegel and I sat down with Ben Fractenberg - Visuals Editor of @thecity.nyc to talk about street photography and protest photography. @fractenberg.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
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Crowd of Mamdani. supporters overflowing on Steinway in Astoria, @thecity.nyc
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Crowd of Mamdani. supporters overflowing on Steinway in Astoria, @thecity.nyc
Here's part of what's at stake in this election. THE CITY has been documenting immigration arrests in and around 26 Federal Plaza since the spring.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/03/5...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/03/5...
Five Months of Fear, Fury and Heartbreak at 26 Federal Plaza
As masked agents arrested immigrants in and around immigration courts, The City has been there to document what's happening.
www.thecity.nyc
November 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Here's part of what's at stake in this election. THE CITY has been documenting immigration arrests in and around 26 Federal Plaza since the spring.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/03/5...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/03/5...
If anyone’s looking for their pineapple top, it’s currently on the tracks at Bowling Green.
November 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
If anyone’s looking for their pineapple top, it’s currently on the tracks at Bowling Green.
Does Dan Smith know about this dude?? Is there gonna be a turf battle?
October 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Does Dan Smith know about this dude?? Is there gonna be a turf battle?
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More to come, but confrontation still ongoing with the masked agents trying to leave Canal Street and a spontaneous crowd of counter protesters.
October 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
More to come, but confrontation still ongoing with the masked agents trying to leave Canal Street and a spontaneous crowd of counter protesters.
Very powerful and important work by Stephanie Keith: nymag.com/intelligence...
Portfolio: The Trap at 26 Federal Plaza
Every day in downtown Manhattan immigrants arriving for routine hearings are targeted by ICE agents and taken from their families.
nymag.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Very powerful and important work by Stephanie Keith: nymag.com/intelligence...
Partial Collapse at Bronx NYCHA Building Marks Start of Heat Season www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/01/n...
Partial Collapse at Bronx NYCHA Building Marks Start of Heat Season
Investigation focuses on the boiler room, after explosion wrecks 20-story chimney but leaves no injuries.
www.thecity.nyc
October 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Partial Collapse at Bronx NYCHA Building Marks Start of Heat Season www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/01/n...