Name the city

[dnlvry]

Hi,
Can anyone help with naming this city from the Guardian's viewfinder competition?

This important port was the scene of an infamous massacre at a crucial point in its country’s history. (Picture of Steps, the band).
Persecution and waves of emigration led to one New York neighbourhood getting its nickname from this city. (Picture of Subway restaurant, presumably New York with Russian signwriting below).
An annual festival marks April Fools’ Day and its citizens’ celebrated sense of humour. Name the city.

[jackthehat]

Odessa