The Week in Pictures for Aug. 17

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Here is a slide show of photographs from the past week in New York City and the region. Subjects include a fatal police shooting in Times Square, a night hike in Alley Pond Park in Queens and a horse carriage accident in Columbus Circle.

This weekend on “The New York Times Close Up,” an inside look at the most compelling articles in Sunday's Times, Sam Roberts will speak with The Times's Eleanor Randolph, Michael Powell and Alan Feuer, as well as Stu Loeser, who is departing as the mayor's press secretary, and the cast of “Copper.” Tune in at 10 p.m. Saturday or 10 a.m. Sunday on NY1 News to watch.

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