Joseph Spector, Albany Bureau
'Cruel and unnecessary': New York poised to become first state to ban cat declawing
Cat declawing results in the permanent, surgical removal of most of the last bone and tendons, nerves and ligaments on the front feet of a cat.
New York City is worried about 'measles parties' as the disease spreads
The spread of measles in Brooklyn that led New York City to declare a public health emergency Tuesday has been fueled in part by measles parties.