Walter Odom, a fixture in Fort Greene Park, makes sure players respect the hourly schedule and keep their T-shirts on. Source: New York Times
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Michael K. Williams’s Unfinished Business in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on August 19, 2022
The actor set out to save his Brooklyn neighborhood. Here’s how he’s doing it, even in death. Source: New York Times
Columbia Names a New Dean for Its Architecture School
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2022
Andrés Jaque, the founder and principal of the Office for Political Innovation, succeeds Amale Andraos. Source: New York Times
Suspect in Rushdie Attack Loses His Mother’s Support
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2022
Hadi Matar, 24, kept to himself and was changed by a 2018 trip to the Middle East. Source: New York Times
The Joyce Theater Names a New Programming Director
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2022
Danni Gee, a former Alvin Ailey dancer and SummerStage festival curator, will program the dance-dedicated Joyce Theater. Source: New York Times
How John DeMarsico Made SNY’s Mets Broadcasts Go Viral
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
SNY already had some of the best announcers in baseball. John DeMarsico, the network’s director, has made every game feel like a trip to the movies. Source: New York Times
How a Jazz Musician and Entrepreneur Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on August 14, 2022
Matthew Garrison codes, composes, performs and produces as he pushes the boundaries of music. Source: New York Times
Dan Smith Might Teach You Guitar
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
Teaching is a calling for New York’s king of the marketing flier, whose students include the former governor David Paterson. But he won’t take just anyone. Source: New York Times
The Dog Lawyer Doesn’t Care That You Hate Him
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2022
In defending dogs at all costs, Richard Rosenthal has made a lot of enemies. But his animal clients owe him their lives. Source: New York Times
Liz Holtzman Wants Another Crack at Congress, 50 Years Later
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2022
She shattered glass ceilings, voted to impeach Nixon and helped chase out Nazis. But can Ms. Holtzman overcome one more political hurdle: her age? Source: New York Times
How a ‘Tenter’ in Ocean Grove, N.J., Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2022
Jennifer Walsh is at the Jersey Shore all summer. In a tent. With her parents. And she wouldn’t have it any other way. Source: New York Times
Plotting the Future of the Most Storied Studio in Jazz
By Gotham Rex on July 19, 2022
The New Jersey recording space built in 1959 by Rudy Van Gelder is filled with history. Can it regain its glory without getting stuck in the past? Source: New York Times
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar Wins Gish Prize
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2022
Zollar, founder of the dance ensemble Urban Bush Women, will receive a cash award of $250,000 for pushing the boundaries of art and contributing to social change. Source: New York Times
How a Statue of Liberty Ferry Captain Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2022
Matthew Gill takes thousands of tourists across New York Bay to visit the sites, including Ellis Island. Source: New York Times
For a Woman in a Wheelchair, Abortion Access Was One More Challenge
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2022
Roxanne Schiebergen, a writer and actress, has become skilled at navigating New York City since she was a student at N.Y.U. Then came an unexpected pregnancy. Source: New York Times