In the late 1970s and early 1980s, photographers for the New York Post were sent scuttling around the city on the hunt to capture newsworthy moments—politics, sports, sometimes art, and, because it was the Post, mostly crime and celebrity. Martha Cooper was one of those photographers. But some of Cooper’s most impactful work emerged from the shots she took in between those assignments, often of abandoned lots, trash and rubble, and scenes of children playing and passing the time outside. These photos recall classic Tenement-era images of city dwellers making the most of the streets around them. See more of Cooper’s work. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/GV-cqq The New Yorker