UPI Pictures of the Year 2021 - NEWS & FEATURES

Mr. Met, the mascot for the New York Mets baseball team, moves up the parade route on a float during the 'Hometown Heroes' ticker-tape parade celebrating 'the Summer of New York City' and thanking essential workers who helped New Yorkers through the worst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the Canyon of Heroes in New York City on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. The parade includes a variety of different floats, each representing a group of essential workers who served the city, including city workers, educators, emergency food providers, faith leaders, first responders, health care workers, hospitality and buildings workers, retail and bodega workers, social service and settlement house workers, transportation workers, and utility workers. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI