1. A man stands in an empty office floor at the Brookfield Place complex in Battery Park City in New York, on May 15.

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  2. A job seeker holds his briefcase while waiting to see recruiters at a job fair organized by United Career Fairs in New York, on Feb. 19.

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  3. The Knight Inc. stands empty for renovation at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on, Dec. 20.

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  4. Guests in the lobby of the Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Westin New York Grand Central. on Oct. 12.

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  5. Flags are displayed during the Brooklyn Beta conference in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Oct. 12.

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  6. The stone slabs of the roofless room are shown at the FDR Four Freedoms Park in New York, U.S., on Oct. 5.

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  7. Caution tape cordons off a subway entrance at Columbus Circle due to closure in New York, U.S., on Oct. 28. The U.S. securities industry canceled equity trading on all markets on Oct. 29, moving to protect workers as Hurricane Sandy barreled toward New York City with 70-mile-per-hour winds and the threat of an 11-foot surge.

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  8. Finished pairs of pants hang on a rack at Dynotex Inc. garment factory in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on July 11.

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  9. A worker holds a bolt of fabric at Dynotex Inc. garment factory in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on July 11.

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  10. Chase Bank in New York City.

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