Packing up to go home in the last light of the day at Garden Park is the family of Alina Abid and husband Abid Mirza. They come to the park, near Sheridan Square and the lake, most every summer day. “Around 5:30 p.m., our middle child says, ‘Okay, Mommy. These are the shoes. We need to go out now,’” said Alina. Their boys are Aryaan Mirza (climbing in and out of the stroller), 4; Amaan Mirza, 2; and baby Arhaan. (Photo by Richard Cahan)

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