What kind of face is New York showing the world right now?

A city of skyscrapersNew Yorkreveals its present.
Photographer Tomo Stampede, currently in New York, presents the "current face" of the city through a single photograph in thisNY→TYO→∞project.
An email from photographer Tomo Stampede.

New York × America

New York City possesses unique characteristics unlike any other American city.
According to long-time residents, "New York is not America" (laughs).
This suggests how aware and proud the residents themselves are of this city's distinctiveness.

Of course, as the largest city in the United States, a global center for economy and finance, and a melting pot of cultures from around the world, its appeal and singularity are evident even from a brief description. However, what particularly draws me to this city are the immigrants who have left their homelands to live powerfully in this country and this city.

Approximately 30% of the total population are immigrants, and of the children born in New York City since 2000, six out of ten have at least one foreign-born parent.
It's also interesting that the ranking of immigrant populations by country of origin differs significantly from the overall US rankings.
I believe this offers a clue to understanding the uniqueness of this city.

References:
"THE NEWEST NEW YORKERS 2000" DCP
"The New York Times"

COMMON LAND

People come to this city from all over the world.
Some seek further business development, while others, having fled persecution for their beliefs or freedom and facing threats to their lives, arrive in this city with thoughts of their homeland.
While their motivations and circumstances vary, a truly diverse population resides here, and New York City's population continues to grow year by year.

Living here, where people from all over the world build their lives, one begins to feel that this is a globalCOMMON LAND.Of course, this is not in a political sense.
From a Japanese perspective, it's a "melting pot" of races.
While this isn't unique to New York City today, it's likely that more and more places will become shared spaces across borders in the future. Japan will undoubtedly be no exception.
When considering living across borders and the coexistence of people worldwide, the image of immigrants living resiliently in New York City offers a hint for the future world I wish to inhabit.

The next chapter of this photo series will feature my own project in New York,Immigrant Family Portraits.
This project is ongoing, but a selection of the works will be presented here on OPENERS.
Please look forward to it.