Sam Roberts

She was legally blind and used a motorized wheelchair, but she managed to capture what she called the “ironic reality” of New York City on film.

A staunch champion of pluralism, he was described in Time magazine as “the most influential living interpreter of religion in the U.S.”

She was president of the national N.A.A.C.P. in the early 1990s and headed the organization’s New York State Conference from 1977 until her death.

From influential platforms, Mr. Turski, an Auschwitz survivor from Poland, warned the world of rising antisemitism and the perils of indifference to it.

From influential platforms, Mr. Turski, an Auschwitz survivor from Poland, warned the world of rising antisemitism and the perils of indifference to it.

A real estate developer, he was instrumental in revitalizing the New York Public Library and transforming Bryant Park from a dangerous dead zone into a glorious sanctuary.

The art director for Meow Mix and other memorable commercials, he began his career at the dawn of a creative revolution on Madison Avenue.

She was the first descendant of a Chinese immigrant to win elective office in New York State. She was also the state’s first female jurist of Asian heritage.

She was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, in Indochina and Algeria. She was also the first Frenchwoman to become an army general.

Ernest Drucker, Public-Health Advocate for the Scorned, Dies at 84