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New Yorkers dive in, while heatwaves and protests continue: The Post’s week in photos

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Q, 20, marches up 6th Avenue with a group called 24 Hour March for Abolition to protest the taking down of the Occupy City Hall encampment, police brutality and racial inequality on July 28, 2020.
Q, 20, marches up 6th Avenue with a 24 Hour March for Abolition to protest the taking down of the Occupy City Hall encampment, police brutality and racial inequality on July 28, 2020. Stephen Yang
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Plainclothes officers from the NYPD Warrant Squad snatch a female protester off the street during a rally on 2nd Avenue and 25th Street in Manhattan on July 28, 2020 in New York City.
Plainclothes officers from the NYPD Warrant Squad snatch a female protester off the street during a rally on 2nd Avenue and 25th Street in Manhattan on July 28, 2020 in New York City. Stefan Jeremiah
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Protesters marching down Times Square at 42nd Street in Manhattan for justice for black women on July 26, 2020.
Protesters marching down Times Square at 42nd Street in Manhattan for justice for black women on July 26, 2020. G.N. Miller
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A group of people cool off in the fountain at Washington Square Park. Groups marched from Tompkins Square Park to Washington Square Park, including members of Occupy City Hall, in a 24 hour march to protest police brutality and racial inequality on July 28, 2020.
A group of people cool off in the fountain at Washington Square Park. Groups marched from Tompkins Square Park to Washington Square Park, including members of Occupy City Hall, in a 24 hour march to protest police brutality and racial inequality on July 28, 2020. Stephen Yang
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A group of protestors march from Tompkins Square Park to Washington Square Park on July 28, 2020.
A group of protestors march from Tompkins Square Park to Washington Square Park on July 28, 2020. Stephen Yang
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A woman walks by a man sleeping in a homeless encampment established on an East Village sidewalk on 2nd Avenue between 7th and 8th Street on Monday, July 27, 2020 in Manhattan, N.Y.
A woman walks by a man sleeping in a homeless encampment established on an East Village sidewalk on 2nd Avenue between 7th and 8th Street on July 27, 2020 in Manhattan, N.Y. James Keivom for New York Post
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A woman injects a substance near the intersection of Broadway and 40th Street, New York City on July 28, 2020.
A woman injects a substance near the intersection of Broadway and 40th Street, New York City on July 28, 2020. Gregory P. Mango
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70-year old homeless man Lawruceus LaDouceus who has been living under scaffolding on Vermont street and Jamaica avenue in Cypress Hills Brooklyn for the past three months.
Lawruceus LaDouceus, a 70-year old homeless man, who has been living under scaffolding on Vermont street and Jamaica avenue in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn for the past three months, on July 29, 2020. Paul Martinka
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70-year old homeless man Lawruceus LaDouceus who has been living under scaffolding on Vermont street and Jamaica avenue in Cypress Hills Brooklyn for the past three months.
The hands of Lawruceus LaDouceus, a 70-year old homeless man, who has been living under scaffolding on Vermont street and Jamaica avenue in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn for the past three months, on July 29, 2020. Paul Martinka
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FDNY responded to 105 Rogers Avenue in Prospect Heights Brooklyn on July 31, 2020, for an excavator on its side in a vacant lot. There were no injuries reported.
FDNY responded to 105 Rogers Avenue in Prospect Heights Brooklyn on July 31, 2020, for an excavator on its side in a vacant lot. There were no injuries reported. Paul Martinka
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Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo catches a fly ball in front of cardboard cuts outs of dogs, in the 6th inning on July 30, 2020.
Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo catches a fly ball in front of cardboard cuts outs of dogs, in the 6th inning on July 30, 2020. Charles Wenzelberg
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New elevators at the 86th Street and 4th Avenue NYC R-train Subway station in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn opened to the public for the first time on July 29, 2020.
New elevators at the 86th Street and 4th Avenue NYC R-train Subway station in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn opened to the public for the first time on July 29, 2020. Paul Martinka
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A group of kids jump into Wagner Houses Pool in Harlem on July 25, 2020.
A group of kids jump into Wagner Houses Pool, in Harlem on July 25, 2020. Robert Miller
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Nikiah Appow, and her daughter Sakenia Duncan, 3, of Queens swim in Sunset Pool on Saturday, July 25, 2020 in Brooklyn, NY. Eight of the city’s 53 public pools opened yesterday following a reopening delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the city’s related budget crisis.
Nikiah Appow, and her daughter Sakenia Duncan, 3, of Queens swim in Sunset Pool on Saturday, July 25, 2020 in Brooklyn, NY. Eight of the city’s 53 public pools opened on July 24th following a reopening delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the city’s related budget crisis. James Keivom
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Connor Woodard, 8, of Manhattan, gets splashed at the Madison Square Park on July 29, 2020.
Connor Woodard, 8, of Manhattan, gets splashed at the Madison Square Park on July 29, 2020. Helayne Seidman
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Sophia Simon, 2, plays in the fountain at Maria Hernandez Park in Brooklyn to cool off during a heatwave on July 27, 2020.
Sophia Simon, 2, plays in the fountain at Maria Hernandez Park in Brooklyn to cool off during a heatwave on July 27, 2020. Gabriella Bass
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Connie Milim enjoys the sprinkler with her kids in 93-degree heat near the Sheep Meadow in Central Park on July 27, 2020.
Connie Milim enjoys the sprinkler with her kids in 93-degree heat near the Sheep Meadow in Central Park on July 27, 2020. Stephen Yang
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Students Kate Bown, 17, left, and Alecia Daley-Tulloch, 16, do yoga, meditate and sun salutations, in 93-degree heat on the Great Lawn in Central Park on July 27, 2020.
Students Kate Bown, 17, left, and Alecia Daley-Tulloch, 16, do yoga, meditate and sun salutations, in 93-degree heat on the Great Lawn in Central Park on July 27, 2020. Stephen Yang
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Broadway actress Brittanie Varrow, 27, who performed in Sistas: The Musical, sits with her sun hat on at Times Square Plaza at 46th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan on July 27, 2020.
Broadway actress Brittanie Varrow, 27, who performed in Sistas: The Musical, sits with her sun hat on at Times Square Plaza at 46th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan on July 27, 2020. G.N. Miller
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People enjoy the boardwalk on Long Beach where the water was closed to swimmers and surfers because of sharks sightings on July 27, 2020.
People enjoy the boardwalk on Long Beach where the water was closed to swimmers and surfers because of sharks sightings on July 27, 2020. Dennis A. Clark
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Beachgoers at Manhattan Beach during a heatwave on July 26, 2020.
Beachgoers at Manhattan Beach during a heatwave on July 26, 2020. Gabriella Bass
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A person runs around Oakland Lake in 95 degree weather in Bayside, NY on July 27, 2020.
A person runs around Oakland Lake in 95 degree weather in Bayside, NY on July 27, 2020. Dennis A. Clark