Chengchao Li李程超
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Street photography · Queens · 2025

Neighborhood: Flushing

Street commerce, labor, transit, and quiet pauses trace the daily rhythm of one of New York’s most diverse immigrant neighborhoods.

Role — Independent photographer and photo editor; story development, captions and sequencing.

16 photographs
Three pedestrians cross beneath an LED screen reading “Welcome to Flushing.” Queens, Nov. 8, 2025.
Buses, private cars, shoppers, visitors, and residents move through downtown Flushing. Nov. 8, 2025.
Two street vendors look at a phone beside a hat display outside a church. Nov. 8, 2025.
A sidewalk vendor checks his phone beside a dense display of hats and clothing. Nov. 8, 2025.
Two women check ticket information outside the Long Island Rail Road station. Nov. 8, 2025.
A vendor cuts sugar cane as a child watches. Nov. 8, 2025.
A woman sells fruit from a sidewalk stand outside a supermarket. Nov. 8, 2025.
Signs advertise passport photos, document services, and other businesses tied to migration and travel. Nov. 8, 2025.
A vendor works behind a sidewalk display of snacks and bottled drinks. Nov. 8, 2025.
A shopkeeper assists customers inside an herbal-medicine and health-products store. Nov. 8, 2025.
A milk-tea worker prepares drinks while looking through the storefront window. Nov. 8, 2025.
Diners gather around a table inside a Flushing restaurant, seen through the storefront window. Nov. 8, 2025.
A driver prepares a shuttle connecting Chinatown and Flushing, two of New York’s largest Chinese communities. Nov. 8, 2025.
A bus driver waits for passengers while looking at his phone. Nov. 8, 2025.
A woman and two children share a swing on a mild autumn afternoon. Nov. 8, 2025.
Residents of several generations spend a quiet afternoon in a Flushing park. Nov. 8, 2025.