Best of the East

Best of the East is a monthly gallery that features some of the top photojournalism made by AP staff photographers, freelancers and members based in AP’s 10-state U.S. East region.  

This month’s selection begins outside of Philadelphia, on the day Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial was declared a mistrial. 

A profile of 80-year-old Richard Petty included him signing autographs for fans at a sponsor's event during the NASCAR Cup Series Pocono 400 auto race weekend in Long Pond, Pa. 

In New York,  high school students at Ballet Tech rehearse "The Jig Is Up," at the Joyce Theater.

A commuter exits a closed off station after a subway train derailment in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. A subway train derailed near a station in Harlem on Tuesday, frightening passengers and resulting in a power outage as people were evacuated from trains along the subway line.

In an ongoing project covered in Philadelphia and New York, four children from Tanzania return trip to the US and are refitted with new prosthesis for their growing bodies. The four, all albinos, lost limbs to attackers who believe body parts from albinos hold magical powers.

Baseball is in full swing while football training camps are building toward the start of pre-season play in August.

A police officer tries to hold onto a member of a counter-protest group against anti-Shariah protesters in Harrisburg, Pa., Saturday, June 10, 2017. Demonstrators at small but raucous gatherings around the country Saturday raised the specter that extremist interpretations of Islamic law might somehow spread across the U.S., but many of the rallies drew even more boisterous counter-protests by people who called such fears unfounded. 

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a roundtable discussion with local business leaders in Bedford, a suburb of Cleveland on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Pence reiterated a promise to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama's health care reforms by the end of the summer, despite uncertainty over the future of a Republican Senate health bill due to internal party criticism. 

The lobby of a New York hotel is highlighted in a profile of Ian Schrader, who is known for introducing the concept of boutique hotels.

An exercise rider guides a race horse around the track during a workout, Friday, June 9, 2017, in Elmont, N.Y. The 149th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race is on Saturday.

Bill Cosby, center, gestures while exiting the Montgomery County Courthouse with his publicist Andrew Wyatt, second from left, after a mistrial was declared in his sexual assault trial in Norristown, Pa., Saturday, June 17, 2017. Cosby's trial ended without a verdict after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Bill Cosby exits the Montgomery County Courthouse after a mistrial in his sexual assault case in Norristown, Pa., Saturday, June 17, 2017. Cosby's trial ended without a verdict after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Bill Cosby arrives at the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial, Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

In this Saturday, June 10, 2017, photo, Richard Petty signs autographs for fans at a sponsor's event during the NASCAR Cup Series Pocono 400 auto race weekend in Long Pond, Pa. The NASCAR circus stretches from early February to late November with few days off in one of the more grueling schedules in sports. Plane. Race. Plane. Shop. Countless appearances for pork processing or car manufacturer sponsors, who all want a piece of Petty. He's never slowed down–not even in the grim face of tragedy–and has no plan to ease up with Richard Petty Motorsports mired in mediocrity and with only a handful of checkered flags. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

In this Thursday, June 8, 2017 photo, high school students at Ballet Tech rehearse "The Jig Is Up," at the Joyce Theater in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

A commuter exits a closed off station after a subway train derailment, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. A subway train derailed near a station in Harlem on Tuesday, frightening passengers and resulting in a power outage as people were evacuated from trains along the subway line. The Fire Department of New York said a handful of people were treated for minor injuries at around 10 a.m. It said there was smoke but no fire. Delays were reported throughout the subway system. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Baraka Cosmas, 7, is helped by a Customs Border and Patrol agent upon arriving at JFK airport from Tanzania, Saturday, March 25, 2017, in New York. Cosmas was returning to the United States along with three other albinos to be refitted for new prosthetic limbs for their growing bodies. The four, all albinos, lost limbs to attackers who believe body parts from albinos hold magical powers. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Global Medical Relief Fund founder Elissa Montanti, center, greets 7-year-old Baraka Cosmas shortly after he arrived from Tanzania at JFK airport with Mwigulu Matonange, right and Emmanuel Festo, second from right, and Pends Serengema, not pictured, Saturday, March 25, 2017, in New York. The four, all albinos who lost limbs to attackers believing their limbs hold magical powers, were returning to New York to be refitted with new prosthetics. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Emmanuel Festo, 7, adjusts the strap to his prosthetic are while preparing for a dinner invite, Sunday, June 4, 2017, in Staten Island, N.Y. Festo was one of four children from Tanzania who were on a return trip to New York to be refitted for new prosthesis for their growing bodies. The four, all albinos, lost limbs to attackers who believe body parts from albinos hold magical powers. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Mwigulu Matonange waits with Elissa Montanti, founder and director of the Global Medical Relief Fund during a prosthetic limb fitting at Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Baraka Cosmas raises his arms during a prosthetic limb fitting at Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Cosmas, an albino from Tanzania was on a return trip to the United States to be refitted for a new prosthetic. Albinos in traditional communities in Tanzania are hunted for their limbs which attackers believe hold magical power. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Minnesota Twins' Brian Dozier can't make the catch on a single hit by Cleveland Indians' Lonnie Chisenhall in the second inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 25, 2017, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

New York Jets' Willie Quinn tries to make a catch on a pass from Bryce Petty during NFL football practice, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Florham Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Tampa Bay Rays' Adeiny Hechavarria leads off first after his RBI single off Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Juan Nicasio during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. The Rays won in 10 innings 4-2. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Josh Tomlin (43) waits for Minnesota Twins' Eddie Rosario, top, to run the bases after Rosario hit a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 25, 2017, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

A police officer tries to hold onto a member of a counter-protest group against anti-Shariah protesters in Harrisburg, Pa., Saturday, June 10, 2017. Demonstrators at small but raucous gatherings around the country Saturday raised the specter that extremist interpretations of Islamic law might somehow spread across the U.S., but many of the rallies drew even more boisterous counter-protests by people who called such fears unfounded. (Sean Simmers/PennLive.com via AP)

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a roundtable discussion with local business leaders in Bedford, a suburb of Cleveland on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Pence reiterated a promise to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama's health care reforms by the end of the summer, despite uncertainty over the future of a Republican Senate health bill due to internal party criticism. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

This June 7, 2017 photo shows two guests, center, and their refections as they ride an escalator in the lobby of the PUBLIC hotel on Manhattan's Lower East Side. It is the latest project from Ian Schrager, who's known for introducing the concept of boutique hotels and as co-founder of the legendary disco Studio 54. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

An exercise rider guides a race horse around the track during a workout, Friday, June 9, 2017, in Elmont, N.Y. The 149th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race is on Saturday. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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This gallery was curated by Jacqueline Larma, Regional Photo Editor/East for the Associated Press.

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