Jennifer 8. Lee is a Metro reporter at The New York Times where she currently covers crime and other assorted city mayhem. Since joining the Times in 2001, she has reported on technology, Washington politics, the environment, the 2004 campaign and “things people talk about.” Born in New York City, she graduated with a degree in applied math and economics from Harvard College, where she was vice president of The Harvard Crimson. Jennifer is currently doing research on Chinese restaurants in America, speaks fluent Chinese and writes fortune cookie fortunes on the side.