Ian Frazier’s history roams far and wide, on foot and in the archives, celebrating (if not romanticizing) a perennially “in between” part of New York. Source: New York Times
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Serendipity, Timing and the Birth of a Horology Library
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2022
The Horological Society of New York was shown a library space for rent. Then a collector offered his books. The result? A timekeeping treasure trove. Source: New York Times
Retracing Walt Whitman’s Steps Through Brooklyn and Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
The poet wandered for himself and for his various day jobs with New York City newspapers. Some of his haunts are still standing; most have been swept away with time. Source: New York Times
Philip Hiat, Rabbi Who Forged Bonds With Other Faiths, Dies at 95
By Gotham Rex on November 3, 2022
His bridge-building efforts notably included a book and traveling exhibition of Jewish manuscripts from the Vatican’s archives. Source: New York Times
How Maulik Pancholy Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2022
Maulik Pancholy sets the table but lets his husband do the cooking. Source: New York Times
Spider-Man Swoops Onto Public Library Cards
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2022
150,000 limited-edition cards will feature the Marvel icon, in a move by the New York Public Library to draw in teenage readers. Source: New York Times
How Erica Jong, Writer, Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2022
What gets this best-selling novelist going? Cappuccinos, movies with her grandchildren and her go-to notebook. Source: New York Times
John Train, Paris Review Co-Founder and Cold War Operative, Dies at 94
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2022
His career, ranging from literature to finance to war, and from France to Afghanistan, seemed to cover every interest and issue of his exalted social class. Source: New York Times
How the Brooklyn Library Helped Fight Book Bans in Oklahoma
By Gotham Rex on September 12, 2022
An Oklahoma teacher left her job after she told her students how to access the library’s banned books program. Source: New York Times
New Yorker Festival, which runs Will Host Bono and Rep Jamie Raskin
By Gotham Rex on September 6, 2022
The three day-festival beginning on Oct. 7 will also include conversations with stars like Ben Stiller, Chloe Bailey and Sandra Oh. Source: New York Times
Gabriel Byrne’s ‘Walking With Ghosts’ Is Heading to Broadway
By Gotham Rex on August 30, 2022
The play, adapted from his memoir of the same name, will run for 75 performances starting in October. Source: New York Times
Giuliani Associate Sought Pardon for Him After Jan. 6, Book Says
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2022
The letter, which also requested that Rudolph W. Giuliani be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, was intercepted before reaching President Donald J. Trump. Source: New York Times
How a Wine Writer Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2022
Alice Feiring devotes the day to her mother, her boyfriend, playing folk music, shopping for food and yes, visiting wine bars. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Can Keep $5.1 Million in Covid Book Money, Judge Says
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo prevailed in his lawsuit against a state ethics panel, which had sought to force him to turn over the proceeds. Source: New York Times
The Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Renews Free Speech Debates
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2022
After the attack, writers and world leaders hailed Rushdie as a symbol of free expression. But the battle lines around his novel “The Satanic Verses” were never cleanly drawn. Source: New York Times