JOSÉ A. ALVARADO JR.
Based in New York, USA
News
STORIES
The Story of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
La Isla Del Encanto; Borikén
House of Glory
Apple Study
Paper Kings
Poncili Creación
You Don't Look Sick
Gladiadores de Guayabal
The Little Barbershop on Suydam
A Good Beginning Makes A Good Ending
Commissions
Portraits
In Pandemic, Driving for Food Apps Has Gone From Bad to Worse
New York City Considers Testing Sewage for Coronavirus
Coronavirus Deepens New York’s Hunger Crisis
This Family Fled Puerto Rico for Fear of More Earthquakes
About/Contact
info@josealvaradophoto.com
Languages: English/Spanish
© 2020 José A. Alvarado Jr.,
All Rights Reserved
News
Did Candidates Flee to Vacation Homes? 5 Highlights From the Mayor’s Race
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— Questions surrounding candidates’ second homes, ranked-choice voting and ties to casino interests arose in New York’s mayoral contest. Photographed for The New York Times, words by Emma G. Fitzsimmons , Jeffery C. Mays , Dana Rubinstein and Katie Glueck . Did Candidates Flee to Vacation Homes? 5 Highlights From the Mayorâs Race Questions surrounding...
Jan 25, 2021
News
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Are Falling, but Variants Could Erase Progress
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— New daily cases are starting to slow in what some health experts see as a turning point. But they warn of a bumpy vaccination rollout amid the emergence of more contagious variants. Photographed for The New York Times, words by Julie Bosman and Donald G. McNeil Jr. U.S. Coronavirus Cases Are Falling, but Variants Could Erase Progress New daily cases are starting to slow in what some...
Jan 23, 2021
Media
News
On King Holiday, New York’s Mayoral Hopefuls Vie for Attention
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— With the Rev. Al Sharpton playing host in Harlem, the crowded field of Democratic candidates tried to sell themselves and inspire a battered city. Photographed for The New York Times with words by Jeffery C. Mays . On King Holiday, New Yorkâs Mayoral Hopefuls Vie for Attention With the Rev. Al Sharpton playing host in Harlem, the crowded field of Democratic candidates tried to...
Jan 20, 2021
Media
News
New York Police Arrest Dozens as M.L.K. Day Marchers Gather Near City Hall
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— The confrontation came days after the state’s attorney general sued the New York Police Department for its handling of protests following the death of George Floyd. Photographed for The New York Times with words by Azi Paybarah and Alex Traub. New York Police Arrest Dozens as M.L.K. Day Marchers Gather Near City Hall The confrontation came days after the state’s attorney...
Jan 20, 2021
Media
News
10 Stories of Support in a Year of Obstacles
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— Karen Roman summed up her pandemic experience with dark humor. “I want to pull my hair out,” she said, laughing. “It’s challenging.” Ms. Roman, 35, started studying criminal justice part-time at a community college last year with hopes of becoming a parole officer. She was also working as a referral associate at Urban Health Plan, a network of community...
Jan 13, 2021
Media
News
The Surprising Places in New York City Where Trump’s Support Grew
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— In the months leading up to the election, as the restaurant where she has worked for 18 years in Corona, Queens, struggled to survive, Juliana Rodriguez wavered over her choice for president. President Trump’s immigration policies and the way he spoke about Latino immigrants stung Ms. Rodriguez and pushed her toward Joseph R. Biden Jr. But, she reasoned, it was the president’s...
Dec 28, 2020
News
Today I Come to Sing to You, and So to Remember You
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— Today I Come to Sing to You, and So to Remember You Words by the foam mattress on the street Link to project: (HERE) The long estival rays of sun seeped over my edges on a brisk early morning in June. A mixture of morning dew and dust kicked up from the Harlem line, greeting my occupants as they stretched their tired limbs. The apartment was quiet then. The younger members of the...
Dec 27, 2020
News
Court Extends Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Term, as Inauguration Nears
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— Six months ago, Audrey Strauss became the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan after a chaotic 24 hours in which President Trump fired her predecessor, Geoffrey S. Berman, whose office had been conducting politically sensitive investigations into people in Mr. Trump’s orbit. By a quirk of legal timing, though, Ms. Strauss’s term was scheduled to expire in mid-January, several days...
Dec 22, 2020
News
New Business Owners Look Beyond Covid-19, and Winter
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— Thousands of businesses closed in the months after the coronavirus pandemic swept the country. In October, Duwaine Harris opened Stella’s, a Caribbean restaurant on Brooklyn’s Fifth Avenue. The chef was collecting unemployment but, because of his frequent contact with his mother, the restaurant’s namesake, was wary of being called back into a crowded kitchen and endangering...
Dec 16, 2020
News
Food Delivery Apps Are Booming. Their Workers Are Often Struggling.
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— "When the pandemic lockdown led the Manhattan restaurant where Natanael Evangelista was an employee to close for good, he quickly shifted to working for food delivery apps. He had few options. He was undocumented, did not speak much English and needed money badly. He owed months’ worth of rent, and his family in Mexico needed help. But he was worried. Two of his cousins were also...
Nov 30, 2020
Media
News
Wearing a Mask During Workouts Really Isn’t So Bad
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— Exercising during the pandemic has been challenging for many of us. Gyms have closed or limited occupancy, as have parks, pools, pathways and other recreational facilities. If trails are open, they often are jammed, making it difficult to socially distance while we hike, stroll, ride, jog or otherwise work out. Photographed for The New York Times with words by Gretchen Reynolds. Wearing a...
Nov 24, 2020
Media
News
A $433 Billion Wall Street Giant Has a Reputation Problem. It’s Josh Harris’s Job to Fix It.
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— Josh Harris, the co-founder of Apollo Global Management Inc., APO 2.38% obsessively weighs the risks and implications of decisions he makes: whom to hire for a role at the private-equity giant, whether to move forward with an investment or which trades to make to fill out the roster of the Philadelphia 76ers, the NBA team he co-owns. Former employees describe him as a micromanager who is known...
Nov 6, 2020
Media
News
The New York City Marathon Was Canceled. Runners Ran the Course Anyway.
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— The 50th New York City Marathon would have been Sunday. Some runners still ran the 26.2-mile course despite the cancellation. Photographed for The New York Times.
Nov 2, 2020
Media
News
When Schools Closed, These Remote Learners Needed Extra Help
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— Silvia Chavez, a mother of two who lives in the Bronx, also confronted disruption in March, when her daughter, Allison, began using her cellphone to do schoolwork at home. Allison, 3, attends the Bronx Early Childhood Center, a preschool operated by Children’s Aid, another of The Fund’s beneficiaries. She had trouble concentrating while working on the iPhone, Ms. Chavez said....
Oct 27, 2020
Media
News
NYPD Forms Asian Hate Crime Task Force
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— The New York Police Department is forming an Asian Hate Crime Task Force, its first-ever task force dedicated to investigating crimes targeting a single race. The city has seen a rise in hate crimes directed at Asian people since the coronavirus pandemic began, the NYPD said. Staffed by 25 detectives of Asian descent who speak a combined nine Asian languages, the group is tasked with...
Oct 22, 2020
Media
News
As unemployment benefits and savings dwindle, having an artistic side helps.
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— For three years, Lea Polizzi worked more than 50 hours a week as a nanny and a freelance photographer in New York City. But in March, when the pandemic hit, the family she worked for on the Upper East Side left the city, and all of her photography gigs dried up... Photographed for The New York Times, with words by Gillian Friedman. As unemployment benefits and savings dwindle, having an...
Oct 17, 2020
Media
News
N.Y.P.D. Warns Officers: Wear Your Masks
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— As coronavirus cases rise in some neighborhoods, police officials warn officers that they could be disciplined if they fail to comply. Photographed for The New York Times -- N.Y.P.D. Warns Officers: Wear Your Masks As coronavirus cases rise in some neighborhoods, police officials warn officers that they could be disciplined if they fail to comply.
Oct 15, 2020
News
7 Ways the Virus Changed Shopping
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— When the coronavirus hit, even the most enthusiastic cooks had to adjust to a new, more complicated relationship with their kitchens. For the first time in a generation, Ameri- cans began spending more money at the supermarket than at places where someone else made the food. Grocers saw eight years of projected sales growth packed into one month. Shopping trends that were in their infancy were...
Sep 11, 2020
News
7 Ways the Pandemic Has Changed How We Shop for Food
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— Oranges and frozen foods are being snapped up. Shelves have fewer choices. And customers are steering their carts in surprising new directions. Photographed for The New York Times. Words by Kim Severson . 7 Ways the Pandemic Has Changed How We Shop for Food Oranges and frozen foods are being snapped up. Shelves have fewer choices. And customers are steering their carts in surprising...
Sep 10, 2020
News
Drinking With Food Media’s Flamethrower
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— Tammie Teclemariam appears, out of nowhere, through a kitchen window at the rear of a stately three-story house in Ditmas Park, a bottle of Cavallotto “Pinner” 2018 in one hand and a delicate wineglass in the other. She hands them down to me and then materializes a few minutes later with her own already filled glass, a plastic container of drunken noodles, and her year-old rescue...
Sep 2, 2020
News
Parenting in Front of a Live Audience of In-laws
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— ...During quarantine at your parents’, one minute you’re the 12-year-old who tears up when she perceives her mother’s dishwasher comment as passive-aggressive. The next you’re the 23-year-old who, after a glass of Marques de Riscal , thinks it’s a good idea to challenge her father’s political views. You’re the angsty 16-year-old who forgets that...
Aug 28, 2020
News
All In NYC - Queens
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— All In NYC: Life has changed in dramatic and unexpected ways this year, but one thing remains certain: we love New York City more than ever. So how do we harness that unshakable affection and move forward? All In NYC is a rallying cry that captures our city’s immutable spirit, celebrates its infinite experiences and invites New Yorkers—and New Yorkers at heart—to go all in on...
Aug 24, 2020
Media
News
Laid off, rehired, laid off again, and now without a weekly $600 boost.
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— After coronavirus-related lockdowns forced dining establishments in New York to close in March, Hannah Lane, 24, was laid off as a server in a popular Gramercy Park restaurant where she made about $60,000 a year. Her girlfriend, also a restaurant worker, was laid off on the same day. Both applied for unemployment benefits, and although her girlfriend began receiving them right away, Ms....
Aug 9, 2020
Events
News
Can N.Y.C. Reopen Schools? The Whole Country Is Watching
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— I spent this past Monday evening marching with teachers of the New York City Department of Education, parents, and students as they protested their frustrations with the proposed reopening plans for public schools. Can N.Y.C. Reopen Schools? The Whole Country Is Watching The city’s low infection rate has raised hopes that students can return to classrooms next month. But many...
Aug 7, 2020
Media
News
Park Slope’s many Black-, Hispanic- and immigrant-owned businesses have tapped friends and family around the world.
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— Brooklyn’s Fifth Avenue was a ghost town all spring, erupted with Black Lives Matter protests at the start of summer and has now been transformed into a lively outdoor dining room as restaurants and bars spill out into the street.⠀ ⠀ The evolution is a relief to residents and businesses. But it has forced many owners to scramble for cash to build outdoor patios, buy inventory and rehire...
Aug 7, 2020
News
Summertime in Brooklyn
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— Summertime textures and activities in "the dark side" neighborhood of Brooklyn, July 30, 2020.
Aug 3, 2020
Media
News
“À LA UNE ANTIRACISME MODE D’EMPLOI”, Courrier international, in print, July 8, 2020.
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— New work for the French publication Courrier international, in print and out on July 8, 2020.
Jul 14, 2020
News
This month I became a member of Diversify Photo! I'm honored to be included on such a heavy-hitting roster of photographers and visions.
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— This month I became a member of Diversify Photo! I'm honored to be included on such a heavy-hitting roster of photographers and visions. Thank you to Andrea, Brent, David & Salgu for the privilege and every editor, mentor, and loved one that has supported me along the way. Diversify.Photo
Jul 8, 2020
News
The Perfect Ending to Our Pandemic Honeymoon Road Trip
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— The original plan was a drive through the Rust Belt. It turns out that New York City without tourists is a lot like Indianapolis or Toledo. Maybe even better. Photographed for The New York Times. The Perfect Ending to Our Pandemic Honeymoon Road Trip The original plan was a drive through the Rust Belt. It turns out that New York City without tourists is a lot like Indianapolis or Toledo....
Jul 8, 2020
News
Ghislaine Maxwell, Associate of Jeffrey Epstein, Is Arrested
By José A. Alvarado Jr.
— Audrey Strauss, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, leads a news conference in New York on Thursday, July 2, 2020, where she announced the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was arrested Thursday on criminal charges linked to his alleged sex-trafficking operation. Photographed...
Jul 5, 2020
Displaying 1–
30
of
87
most recent
JOSÉ A. ALVARADO JR.
José A. Alvarado Jr. is a visual storyteller devoted to documenting cultural and social issues, as well as human interest stories in the US and Puerto Rico.
Website via
Visura
JOSÉ A. ALVARADO JR. is integrated to:
Visura website builder - grow your photography business
Visura's network for visual storytellers
A photography & film archive by Visura
Photography grants, open calls, and contests
A newsfeed for visual storytellers
—
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy