Warming weather usually slows transmission of the virus, but it is not clear that this outbreak is fading, experts said.
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The Queer Coffee Table: 10 L.G.B.T.Q. Books to Usher In World Pride
Visual monographs commemorating a culture of resistance and resilience on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall rebellion.
Mavis Pusey, Under-the-Radar Abstract Artist, Is Dead at 90
She favored bold geometric forms, especially in works inspired by urban construction and demolition in New York City.
Global Health: Measles Cases Surpass 700 as Outbreak Continues Unabated
The outbreak is now the worst in decades. Children under age 5 account for about half of the cases.
Global Health: Measles Outbreak Infects 695, Highest Number Since 2000
The outbreak, linked to skepticism about vaccines, has led to extraordinary measures, including $1,000 fines and bans on unvaccinated children in public.
She Was Forced to Marry in Bangladesh. In Brooklyn, She Made Her Escape.
For Muslim immigrants desperate to flee their abusers, there are almost no safe options. A community in Brooklyn organized to change that.
A N.Y. Firefighter Went to Serve in Afghanistan. He Was Killed by a Roadside Bomb.
Christopher Slutman, who was a staff sergeant in the Marines, was also a decorated 15-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department.
Global Health: New York City Is Requiring Vaccinations Against Measles. Can Officials Do That?
Mandatory vaccination is rare, but it has been done — and upheld by the courts. While judges have allowed health officials to fine citizens for refusing, forced vaccinations are highly unusual.
In Mexico, a Muted Response to El Chapo’s Conviction
The trial of drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán Loera did not reveal much that Mexicans did not know, but it did remind many of their government’s failings.
Clean, On Time and Rat-Free: 9 International Transit Systems With Lessons for New York
From Tokyo to Zurich, readers told us how New York’s subway compares with the public transportation in their cities (spoiler alert: not well).