Best photos from Newsday photographer Howard Schnapp

The family of Omer Neutra — his father, Ronen, brother, Daniel, and mother, Orna — at a Dec. 3 memorial service at Midway Jewish Center in Syosset. Neutra, a 21-year-old Plainview native and Israeli soldier, was thought to have been taken hostage in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, but his family said they learned he had been killed that day.

Ronen Neutra is consoled during the memorial service for his son Omer Neutra at the Midway Jewish Center in Syosset on Dec. 3.

Diners at Hudsons on the Mile in Freeport take in the solar eclipse on Aug. 21.

Officers console each other at the wake for fallen NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller at a Massapequa Park funeral home on March 28. Diller died after being shot as he approached a parked car in Queens.

Malverne Mayor Timothy Sullivan lends an ear to Malverne Mel, who didn't see his shadow on Groundhog Day, thereby predicting an early spring.

On the campaign trail, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale Sept. 18.

Emily Bennett gets a hug from her daughter Jamilah Bennett at Nassau County Court in Mineola Nov. 8 after the ex-fiance of her other daughter, Amelia Laguerre, was sentenced for Laguerre's murder.

Juan Soto's solo home run in the bottom of the third inning gives the Yankees a 1-0 lead against the Guardians during Game 1 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx Oct. 14.

Newly minted New York Met Juan Soto at Citi Field in Queens on Dec. 12. The superstar outfielder left the Yankees after agreeing to a 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets.

Sadid Khan cheers on Bangladesh during a match against South Africa at the 2024 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow June 10.