EditorialJefferson Mays in a one-man production of “A Christmas Carol” at the Nederlander Theater in New York, Nov. 6, 2022. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialSteve Cohen, the New York Mets team owner, speaks at the unveiling of the Tom Seaver statue at Citi Park in Queens, April 15, 2022. (Calla Kessler/The New York Times)
EditorialKevin Mays, a former inmate at Otisville Correctional Facility who was twice blocked from receiving copies of the book “Blood in the Water” sent by his wife, a lawsuit says, in New York, April 19, 2022. (Bryan Anselm/The New York Times)
EditorialDave Stewart, a former major league star player, an executive and an agent who is trying to bring a Major League Baseball team to Nashville, by a Wille Mays statue at Oracle Park in San Francisco, April 30, 2022. (Deanne Fitzmaurice/The New York Times)
EditorialJefferson Mays, center, as the River City mayor, with, from left, Eddie Korbich, Daniel Torres, Nicholas Ward and Phillip Boykin in the Broadway revival of “The Music Man” at the Winter Garden Theater in New York on Feb. 1, 2022. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialSharon Mays, who has owned and operated Baby Greens for 10 years, says that she has been boiling water for 10 hours straight over the past two days to meet the needs of her restaurant in Austin. (Matthew Busch/The New York Times)
EditorialSailors and federal firefighters combating a blaze onboard the warship Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego in July 2020. (United States Navy via The New York Times)
EditorialJefferson Mays while filming his one-man performance of “A Christmas Carol” at the United Palace theater in New York, Oct. 30, 2020. (Amr Alfiky/The New York Times)
EditorialJefferson Mays while filming his one-man performance of “A Christmas Carol” at the United Palace theater in New York, Oct. 30, 2020. (Amr Alfiky/The New York Times)
EditorialJefferson Mays while filming his one-man performance of “A Christmas Carol” at the United Palace theater in New York, Oct. 30, 2020. (Amr Alfiky/The New York Times)
EditorialLamont Mays of Action Carting, a private company, rides the back of a garbage truck in Manhattan’s Chinatown on May 20, 2020. (OK McCausland/The New York Times)
EditorialThe San Francisco Giants' Willie Mays steals third during the All-Star Game, at Yankee Stadium in New York, July 13, 1960. (Ernie Sisto/The nnew York Times)