19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Burned Out: America Confronts COVID and Civil Unrest

A bottle of hand sanitizer sits on the seat of a burned-out NYPD police car in New York City following the death of George Floyd days before. Several nights of looting rattled the city as New York continued to grapple with the devastating impacts of COVID. Photo taken on the morning of March 31, 2020 on University Place in Manhattan.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2020
Date Uploaded: 06.2021
Photo Location: New York City, New York, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel SL2
Copyright: © Kristy Buller