Mr. Adams was not diagnosed with a learning disability until college. Now, he is making dyslexia screenings a central policy issue. Source: New York Times
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The Men Lost to 20 Bruckner Boulevard
By Gotham Rex on May 30, 2022
They were transforming a century-old Bronx ice house into a charter school. It became one of the deadliest construction sites in New York City in almost two decades. Source: New York Times
What the Racist Massacre in Buffalo Stole From One Family
By Gotham Rex on May 28, 2022
Every mass shooting requires unique paths of mourning. Celestine Chaney’s family bid farewell to a mother, sister, grandparent and best friend. Source: New York Times
Angela Lansbury Will Receive Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement
By Gotham Rex on May 23, 2022
The star of stage, film and screen has already won five competitive Tony Awards, and starred in several Stephen Sondheim musicals. Source: New York Times
How a Musician Turned Cosmetics Executive Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on May 20, 2022
Sandra Velasquez strolls through Green-Wood Cemetery, pals around with her partner and connects with other female entrepreneurs. Source: New York Times
Scott Sartiano, the Man Behind Zero Bond
By Gotham Rex on May 18, 2022
Scott Sartiano opened the private social club in Downtown Manhattan where Kim Kardashian, Tom Brady and Mayor Eric Adams are frequently spotted. Source: New York Times
A Central Park Birder Has a New TV Show
By Gotham Rex on May 17, 2022
Christian Cooper’s encounter in Central Park with a white woman who called 911 to falsely accuse him of threatening her spurred a national outcry. Now he is hosting a birding series for National Geographic. Source: New York Times
How Jane Lynch, Actress, Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on May 13, 2022
What gets the comedic performer through her Broadway shows? Chocolate and peanut butter, for one thing. Source: New York Times
The Secrets Ed Koch Carried
By Gotham Rex on May 7, 2022
To many New Yorkers, he was their brash and blustery mayor. But friends are now describing the private strain endured by a public man laboring to conceal his sexual orientation. Source: New York Times
How a #MeToo Case Collapsed in the Tattoo Industry
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2022
Isaiah “Toothtaker” Camacho was a star in the underground tattoo industry, even as sexual assault accusations against him piled up. Source: New York Times
A Dancer’s Farewell, Not as Choreographed
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2022
Abi Stafford Lillo left City Ballet amid a family feud and a dispute over whether a choreographer had body-shamed her or she lacked the strength to dance her final role. Source: New York Times
Book Review: ‘The Gotti Wars,’ by John Gleeson
By Gotham Rex on April 29, 2022
John Gleeson’s “The Gotti Wars” is a memoir about what it took to jail America’s star gangster. Source: New York Times
El Museo del Barrio Presents Retrospective of Raphael Montañez Ortiz’s Works
By Gotham Rex on April 27, 2022
El Museo del Barrio is presenting a retrospective of Raphael Montañez Ortiz’s works to honor the 88-year-old artist and reinforce the institution’s roots. Source: New York Times
How Jordan Calhoun, Lifehacker Editor, Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on April 22, 2022
From his basketball league to streaming and playing video games, the new book author makes time to play. Source: New York Times
She Taught New York to Sing
By Gotham Rex on April 21, 2022
“Throw the note over your shoulder!” Debbie Harry, Kathleen Hanna, Justin Vivian Bond and other singers recall Barbara Gustern, a beloved vocal coach who was killed last month at age 87. Source: New York Times