Karen Zraick
The New York Times
New York, NY, United States
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New York City to Open Migrant Shelter at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
The shelter will temporarily accommodate about 1,000 single men until cruise season begins in the spring. → Read More
In Uvalde, a Search for Answers: How Could This Happen?
The shooting that left 21 people dead at an elementary school was the second such plot in four years. Residents are left grappling with the question of what could have been done to stop it. → Read More
Son of Author Paul Auster Charged in Fatal Overdose of 10-Month-Old Daughter
Daniel Auster was charged with manslaughter after the medical examiner determined the girl’s cause of death was an overdose of fentanyl and heroin, the police said. → Read More
Central Park Brush Fires May Have Been Deliberately Set, Officials Say
A series of fires in the park’s North Woods section were extinguished without injuries or serious damage. → Read More
N.Y.P.D. Questions Man After 7 Asian Women Are Attacked in Two Hours
The women were attacked in a spree of violence in downtown Manhattan on Sunday, the police said. The assailant’s image was captured by surveillance cameras. → Read More
A Family of 5 Tried to Flee the 19th Floor. Smoke Overwhelmed Them.
The Dukuray family had left Gambia over a decade ago and settled into a top-floor apartment in the Bronx building that burned on Sunday. → Read More
Shahana Hanif makes history as the first Muslim woman elected to the New York City Council.
In New York City, a global beacon that draws a diverse population from all over the world, the City Council has never had a Muslim woman — or a person of South Asian descent among its membership. → Read More
Fetty Wap Is Arrested on Federal Drug Charges at Citi Field
The rapper, who had been set to perform at the Rolling Loud music festival, will be arraigned on Long Island on Friday afternoon. → Read More
What Is Labor Day? A History of the Workers’ Holiday.
President Grover Cleveland made it a national holiday in 1894, during a crisis over federal efforts to end a strike by railroad workers. → Read More
Covid-19 Live Updates: Variant Found in South Africa Now Detected in U.S.
New York severely undercounted virus deaths in nursing homes, a state attorney general’s investigation concluded. The European Union has locked horns with drug makers over delivery problems, and Germany said its shortage of doses could last another 10 weeks. → Read More
Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Sets New Death and Daily Case Records
There were at least 4,111 deaths and 280,028 new cases in the country on Thursday. Some wealthy clients are trying to cut in line for the vaccine, doctors say. → Read More
Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Starts Vaccine Rollout as Shots Given in New York
High-risk health care workers are being given priority. Australia and New Zealand intend to establish a travel bubble. → Read More
Coronavirus Epidemic Reaches Bleak Milestone, Exceeding SARS Toll
This outbreak has killed more people, and more quickly, than a previous epidemic. → Read More
Kansas City Shooting Leaves 2 Dead and at Least 15 Wounded
Hours after the Kansas City Chiefs clinched a spot in the Super Bowl, shots erupted outside a club near the stadium. → Read More
Iranian Students Set to Start at U.S. Universities Are Barred From Country
The students, who were mostly headed to schools in the University of California system, had visas in hand when they were blocked from their flights this month. → Read More
Is It Time to Quit Vaping?
Health officials have recommended that people refrain from using e-cigarettes as they investigate a severe lung illness that has killed seven people. Here are some things to consider. → Read More
More Retail Chains Ask Customers Not to Carry Guns Openly
CVS, Walgreens and Wegmans joined Walmart and Kroger in asking customers not to openly carry firearms. → Read More
22 States Considered Eliminating the ‘Tampon Tax’ This Year. Here’s What Happened.
Menstrual products are subject to sales taxes in 35 states, and lawmakers’ efforts to exempt them have floundered. Now supporters of ‘menstrual equity’ are considering legal action. → Read More
Justin Amash Leaves G.O.P. After Onslaught From Trump
Mr. Amash, a libertarian representative from Michigan, has faced fierce attacks from President Trump since becoming the first Republican in Congress to call for impeachment. → Read More
Tracking Your Sleep? Beware Orthosomnia and Other Risks
Popular sleep-tracking apps and devices can flood you with data about your night. But doctors warn there is no such thing as “perfect” sleep. → Read More