Recent and archived work by Denise Lu for The New York Times
Most people of Middle Eastern and North African descent are classified as “white” in U.S. census data. Thousands of respondents to a Times survey told us how they actually identify.
By Karen Zraick, Allison McCann, Sarah Almukhtar, Yuliya Parshina-Kottas, Robert Gebeloff and Denise Lu
Build a real music collection. Reintroduce intimacy to the songs you care about.
By Denise Lu
It was supposed to be an even trade: Permission to raise larger buildings in exchange for airy, open spaces for the public. The reality has been different.
By Urvashi Uberoy and Keith Collins
Hospitalizations for respiratory illnesses are at high levels for this time of year, disrupting seasonal patterns and making it hard to predict how bad this winter will be.
By Amy Schoenfeld Walker
This was featured in live coverage.
By Jason Kao, Christine Zhang, Denise Lu and Saurabh Datar
This small collection of precincts has backed both Democrats and Republicans in recent elections and could be the most competitive areas in Georgia.
By Jason Kao, Denise Lu, Christine Zhang and Saurabh Datar
Republicans defeated more incumbents and won more open seats than Democrats.
By Lauren Leatherby, Albert Sun, Denise Lu, Scott Reinhard and Malika Khurana
More than 220 Republicans who questioned or denied the 2020 election results have won in the midterms so far.
By Karen Yourish, Danielle Ivory, Weiyi Cai and Ashley Wu
Congressional districts were redrawn this year, and the one you are living in now may be very different from the one you inhabited for the past decade. See how the district for your New York City neighborhood has changed.
By Denise Lu and Nicholas Fandos
With its own coastal waters depleted, China has built a global fishing operation unmatched by any other country.
By Steven Lee Myers, Agnes Chang, Derek Watkins and Claire Fu
A surprise advance this month exposed deep vulnerabilities in Russia’s overstretched military. As Russia calls for more troops, can Ukraine keep gaining ground?
By Marco Hernandez and Denise Lu
This was featured in live coverage.
By Zach Levitt and Denise Lu
This was featured in live coverage.
By Scott Reinhard and Denise Lu
The Times identified hundreds of airstrips that bring criminal mining operations to the most remote corners of the Amazon.
By Manuela Andreoni, Blacki Migliozzi, Pablo Robles and Denise Lu
This was featured in live coverage.
By Denise Lu and Eleanor Lutz
By Danielle Ivory, John Ismay, Denise Lu, Marco Hernandez, Cierra S. Queen, Jess Ruderman, Kristine White, Lauryn Higgins and Bonnie G. Wong
A New York Times analysis of visual evidence from Ukraine showed widespread use by Russia of cluster weapons banned under certain international treaties.
By Danielle Ivory, John Ismay, Denise Lu, Marco Hernandez, Cierra S. Queen, Jess Ruderman, Kristine White, Lauryn Higgins and Bonnie G. Wong
This was featured in live coverage.
By Denise Lu and Eleanor Lutz
The U.S. had more deaths above normal levels during the pandemic than most other wealthy countries, according to the most reliable data yet from the World Health Organization.
By Denise Lu and Eleanor Lutz
Thousands are reported to have escaped the besieged city, and new signs emerged that Russian forces were retreating from areas outside of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital.
By Megan Specia, Anton Troianovski, Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Julian E. Barnes
This was featured in live coverage.
By Allison McCann, Lazaro Gamio, Denise Lu, Pablo Robles and Dan Bilefsky
Residents describe what has been lost after three weeks of attacks.
By Allison McCann, Lazaro Gamio, Denise Lu and Pablo Robles
To document a fading street-sign program in New York City, three journalists had to put on their walking shoes.
By Aaron Reiss and Denise Lu
The arrival, expansion and disappearance of these bilingual street signs have traced the ebb and flow of Chinese immigration in New York’s oldest Chinatown.
By Aaron Reiss and Denise Lu
In women’s figure skating, see the moves that won Anna Shcherbakova Olympic gold as Kamila Valieva, her Russian teammate caught up in a doping scandal, faltered.
By Jeré Longman, Weiyi Cai, Marco Hernandez, Taylor Johnston, Denise Lu, Yuliya Parshina-Kottas, Emily Rhyne, Joe Ward and Jeremy White
With five clean quadruple jumps, see how Nathan Chen skated effortlessly to Olympic gold, four years after missing the podium.
By Jeré Longman, Weiyi Cai, Marco Hernandez, Taylor Johnston, Denise Lu, Yuliya Parshina-Kottas, Jugal K. Patel and Joe Ward
Gerrymandering has been criticized for disenfranchising voters and fueling polarization. To help you understand it better, we created an imaginary state called Hexapolis, where your only mission is to gerrymander your party to power.
By Ella Koeze, Denise Lu and Charlie Smart
Here’s a look at the evidence prosecutors culled to charge 11 Oath Keepers and affiliates with sedition— the most serious charge yet in the Jan. 6 invegstigation.
By Denise Lu and Eleanor Lutz
Since vaccines became widely available in April, nearly 250,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the United States. Their demographics are different from earlier in the pandemic.
By Denise Lu and Albert Sun
Images of businesses and homes in and around historic downtown Mayfield, Ky., show large-scale destruction.
By Keith Collins, Josh Williams and Denise Lu
The new district lines proposed by Texas Republicans aim to lock in the party’s advantage in Washington over the next decade by building on a previously gerrymandered map.
By Nick Corasaniti, Ella Koeze and Denise Lu
“Millions of home and property owners have had no way of knowing the significant risk they face,” one analyst said.
By Christopher Flavelle, Denise Lu, Veronica Penney, Nadja Popovich and John Schwartz
A Times analysis shows just how complex and nuanced the nation’s Asian population is — in geography, income, citizenship status and political preference.
By Robert Gebeloff, Denise Lu and Miriam Jordan
When train doors close, these jingles warn riders to stand clear.
By Sophie Haigney, Denise Lu, Gabriel Gianordoli and Umi Syam
Maps show a rise in the share of people of color in nearly every county across the United States, as the nation records its first drop in the white population.
By Denise Lu, Charlie Smart and Lazaro Gamio
Biles lost her way midair while vaulting in the women’s team final on Tuesday.
By Larry Buchanan, Carla Correa, Jon Huang, Taylor Johnston, Denise Lu, Yuliya Parshina-Kottas, Scott Reinhard, Emily Rhyne, Bedel Saget, Joe Ward and Jeremy White
Daily deaths have dropped considerably since their January peak, with about 44 percent of the population now fully vaccinated.
By Dan Levin and Julie Bosman
This was featured in live coverage.
By Denise Lu
Deaths have dropped precipitously since their January peak, but the coronavirus continues to claim several thousand lives per week.
By Denise Lu
Highways radically reshaped cities, destroying dense downtown neighborhoods. Now, some cities are starting to take them down.
By Nadja Popovich, Josh Williams and Denise Lu
States can lose a House seat over a small number of people. In the case of New York, the number would fit in a single subway car. Take a look at other record margins that altered congressional representation.
By Denise Lu
The pandemic brought a record uptick in deaths, interrupted a downward trend in death rates and spurred the highest death rate above normal ever recorded in the country.
By Denise Lu
The Times is tracking statewide eligibility based on age and occupation. See who is eligible for a shot in each state.
Prosecutors have highlighted two militant groups — the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys — as being the most organized in last month’s assault.
By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Denise Lu, Eleanor Lutz and Alex Leeds Matthews
Yes, there were Proud Boys, QAnon zealots and military veterans. But most of those arrested so far were united largely by a belief that the election was stolen, a New York Times analysis found.
By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Grace Ashford, Denise Lu, Eleanor Lutz, Alex Leeds Matthews and Karen Yourish
This was featured in live coverage.
By Matthew Conlen, Denise Lu and James Glanz
New estimates suggest the vaccine rollout is no match for the severity of the U.S. outbreak, and stricter social distancing measures are needed to reduce infections.
By Matthew Conlen, Denise Lu and James Glanz
Since the coronavirus pandemic began sweeping across the country last year, deaths have been 21 percent above normal. See the breakdown by state.
By Josh Katz, Denise Lu and Margot Sanger-Katz
Republican lawmakers raised objections to the official certification of electoral votes in a joint session of Congress that went into the wee hours of Thursday morning, in a futile effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. See who supported the objections.
By Karen Yourish, Larry Buchanan and Denise Lu
This was featured in live coverage.
By Catie Edmondson, Mike Baker, Alex Leeds Matthews and Denise Lu
See where doses have gone, and who is eligible for a shot in each state.
By The New York Times
There were 100,000 more deaths in the U.S. than normal attributed to diabetes, Alzheimer's, high blood pressure, pneumonia and other causes beyond Covid, a New York Times analysis shows.
By Denise Lu
See how well President Trump fared among his most ardent supporters from four years ago.
By Denise Lu and Karen Yourish
The presidential race in Arizona remains close, but Joseph R. Biden Jr. was able to draw voters in Phoenix who could help him flip the state.
By Keith Collins, Ford Fessenden, Lazaro Gamio, Rich Harris, John Keefe, Denise Lu, Eleanor Lutz, Amy Schoenfeld Walker, Derek Watkins and Karen Yourish
As eastern counties shifted left, Joe Biden was propelled into victory in a state that President Trump narrowly won in 2016.
By Keith Collins, Ford Fessenden, Lazaro Gamio, Rich Harris, John Keefe, Denise Lu, Eleanor Lutz, Amy Schoenfeld Walker, Derek Watkins and Karen Yourish
Joe Biden was propelled to victory in this historically Democratic battleground with the help of increased turnout in Detroit and its wealthy suburbs.
By Keith Collins, Ford Fessenden, Lazaro Gamio, Rich Harris, John Keefe, Denise Lu, Eleanor Lutz, Amy Schoenfeld Walker, Derek Watkins and Karen Yourish
Rural voters continued to support President Trump, but some counties that swung far to the right in 2016 moved left in 2020.
By Keith Collins, Ford Fessenden, Lazaro Gamio, Rich Harris, John Keefe, Denise Lu, Eleanor Lutz, Amy Schoenfeld Walker, Derek Watkins and Karen Yourish
The Rio Grande Valley shifted decisively toward President Trump, cancelling out votes for Joseph R. Biden Jr. in urban and suburban areas.
By Keith Collins, Ford Fessenden, Lazaro Gamio, Rich Harris, John Keefe, Denise Lu, Eleanor Lutz, Amy Schoenfeld Walker, Derek Watkins and Karen Yourish
President Trump held a lead in North Carolina, as he appeared to gain traction with Black voters while maintaining support from his base.
By Keith Collins, Ford Fessenden, Lazaro Gamio, Rich Harris, John Keefe, Denise Lu, Eleanor Lutz, Amy Schoenfeld Walker, Derek Watkins and Karen Yourish
Joseph R. Biden Jr. held a narrow lead in the state after making big gains in support in the Atlanta area.
By Keith Collins, Ford Fessenden, Lazaro Gamio, Rich Harris, John Keefe, Denise Lu, Eleanor Lutz, Amy Schoenfeld Walker, Derek Watkins and Karen Yourish
President Trump won Florida by a larger margin than in 2016, bolstered by support from Cuban-American voters in Miami-Dade County, a Democratic stronghold.
By Keith Collins, Ford Fessenden, Lazaro Gamio, Rich Harris, John Keefe, Denise Lu, Eleanor Lutz, Amy Schoenfeld Walker, Derek Watkins and Karen Yourish