Thursday June 25, Our World In Pictures
MANHATTAN — Misty Copeland Performs Her NYC Debut: In this photo provided by American Ballet Theater, Misty Copeland and James Whiteside appear in “Swan Lake” at the Metropolitan Opera House on Wednesday. It was Copeland’s New York debut in the lead role, a key moment for her fans who hope she’ll soon be named American Ballet Theater’s first black principal dancer.
UZBEKISTAN — Drug Trafficking Rises: A National Security Service officer stands guard as drugs are burnt behind him at a plant on the outskirts of Tashkent on Thursday. Drug trafficking is on a rise in Uzbekistan as Afghanistan significantly expanded opium growing areas.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.