In 2020, New York City faced some of the most difficult moments in our history. We lost our loved ones, our livelihoods, and our way of life. But during the darkest of times, we also saw tremendous bravery, incredible compassion, and hope. These are the photos of the year.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray rang in the New Year with a kiss in Times Square on January 1, 2020. Joanna Graham/Mayoral Photography Office

Thousands participated in the March Against Anti-Semitism on the Brooklyn Bridge on January 5, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the historic Neir’s Tavern will remain open and in business on January 10, 2020. Ed Reed/Mayoral

A plaque dedication ceremony to honor fallen Firefighter Steven H. Pollard was held at Engine 257 & Ladder 170 in Brooklyn on January 6, 2020. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

The Queens Lunar New Year Parade took place in Flushing on January 25, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

It was selfie time in Battery Park City on February 3, 2020. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

First Lady Chirlane McCray announced New Family Home Visits, a program that offers home visiting services to all first-time parents in New York City at Brightpoint Health, Brooklyn on February 5, 2020. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Bill de Blasio delivered his seventh State of the City address at the American Museum of Natural History on February 6, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Bill de Blasio delivered remarks at the memorial mass for NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen at Holy Child Jesus Church February 12, 2020. Det. Brian Simonsen was killed in the line of duty while responded to a robbery in progress. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

First Lady Chirlane McCray launched Thrive with Chirlane McCray, a new podcast covering mental health and wellness for all, with BRIC President Kristina Newman-Scott at BRIC House in Brooklyn on February 18, 2020. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

Rock star and environmentalist Billy Idol joined the Mayor outside City Hall on February 27, 2020 to announce a new anti-idling advertising and publicity campaign. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

The St. Pat’s for All Parade was held in Sunnyside, Queens on March 1, 2020. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez visited the Mayor and First Lady at Gracie Mansion on March 6, 2020. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

Reporters sat socially distanced as the Mayor held a press conference on COVID-19 at City on March 17, 2020. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

Healthcare workers stood outside NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx on Tuesday, April 8, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

New Yorkers gathered outside Lenox Health Greenwich Village to thank healthcare workers on April 5, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

City Hall was lit in blue to celebrate health care workers on April 9, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady visited NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue to applaud and thank medical staff on April 10, 2020. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

The Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx was used as a temporary food distribution center, where National Guard soldiers loaded TLC licensed taxis with meals to deliver to New Yorkers in need on April 18, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

New Yorkers received free food at The Campaign Against Hunger food pantry in Brooklyn on April 14, 2020. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

Hospital gowns were produced at Malia Mills, a fashion garment manufacturer in Industry City, Brooklyn on April, 22, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray visited NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County to thank and applaud medical staff on Friday, April 24, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

A pedestrian walked through an empty Times Square on May 11, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Bill de Blasio joined demonstrators during the Exodus Transitional Community’s East Harlem Pray and Protest in Manhattan on June 14, 2020. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray celebrated the launch of Phase 2 reopening and the City’s Open Restaurants program by eating dinner at Melba’s in Harlem on June 22, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

A young girl helped paint a Black Lives Matter mural on Joralemon Street in Downtown Brooklyn on June 26, 2020. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

A Black Lives Matter mural was painted on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan on July 9, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Free COVID-19 tests were administered at a mobile testing site in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC Census 2020 Director Julie Menin knocked on doors in South Richmond Hill, Queens to encourage New Yorkers to complete the US Census on July 29, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Bill de Blasio toured Village Academy in Queens to observe school’s COVID-19 preparations on August 12, 2020. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

The Tribute in Lights 9/11 Memorial rose over New York City on the 19th Anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2020. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Bill de Blasio visited Rabbi Moshe Wiener and the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island to pack food packages for senior citizens ahead of Rosh Hashanah, on September 15, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray welcomed Pre-K students back to school at the Mosaic Pre-K Center in Queens on September 21, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Bill de Blasio waited in line with other New Yorkers to vote early in the presidential election at the Park Slope Armory YMCA on October 27, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Brooklynites voted at PS 375 Jackie Robinson School in Brooklyn on Election Day, November 3, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray toasted with apple juice after donating blood for New York City’s GiveBloodNYC initiative at the New York Blood Center in Manhattan on December 3, 2020.Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

The tree in Rockefeller Center was lit on December 2, 2020.Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

The first COVID-19 vaccinations arrived in New York City on December 14, 2020. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Bill de Blasio helped light the largest menorah in Brooklyn in Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn on December 17, 2020. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

A deliveryman rode his bike through a snowstorm in the West Village on December 16, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

A kinara was lit on the first night of Kwanzaa in City Hall Park on December 26, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Healthcare workers received the COVID-19 vaccination at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst on December 16, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office