New York

How 2 Lives Collided in Central Park, Rattling the Nation

The inside story of the black birder and the white woman walking her dog, whose encounter stirred wrenching conversations about racism and white privilege.

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Homes That Sold for Around $1 Million

Recent residential sales in New York City and the region.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Sports Bettors, Lacking Games, Have Moved to Stocks

Cases are surging in some U.S. states. Brazil’s daily death toll is now the highest globally, and Peru is one of the world’s hot spots. For many women, the pandemic has restricted abortion options.

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Coronavirus ‘Ripped A Hole’ In N.Y.C.’s Black Community. This Funeral Director Knows.

In New York City, Covid-19 is disproportionately killing black and Latino residents. As the city reopens, a longtime funeral director in Harlem says, “It’s going to take a long time for people to heal.”

METROPOLITAN DIARY

‘One Friday Night, I Pulled Into the Tollbooth at the Henry Hudson Bridge’

A tip on the way home, buying croissants at Zabar’s and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

A St. John’s Fencing Coach Is Fired After Making Racist Remarks

Boris Vaksman was recorded in a private lesson saying black people “steal” and “kill,” adding that he believed Abraham Lincoln “made a mistake.”

China Reports 57 New Coronavirus Cases Amid Beijing Outbreak

Officials closed a market that handles 90 percent of the capital’s fresh fruit and vegetables after dozens of people tested positive. It was China’s highest number of new infections in two months.

5 Podcasts at the Intersection of Pride Month and the Black Lives Matter Movement

This June has restored the spirit of protest to Pride celebrations. Here are shows to help you understand the moment.

Vet Your Social Media

Before hitting like or retweet on a post about the protests, it’s important to know that the accounts you are following are trustworthy.

When a Cemetery Wedding Was Used to End the Spanish Flu

Both the dead and the living were on hand for a most unusual exchange of vows at a Jewish burial ground in Queens.