Three New Yorkers who were regulars at the Upper East Side nightspot hope their show about it can reach Broadway. Source: New York Times
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The Deep-Pocketed Developer Who Helped Take Down the Lieutenant Governor
By Gotham Rex on April 13, 2022
Gerald Migdol, a Harlem developer, became the linchpin in a federal investigation that led to the indictment and resignation of Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin. Source: New York Times
Mayor Adams’s First 100 Days: A Focus on Crime, Covid and Crises
By Gotham Rex on April 10, 2022
Eric Adams has served as a cheerleader for New York City’s revival while taking an aggressive stance against homeless encampments and signs of lawlessness. Source: New York Times
Can Fivio Foreign Change Drill Rap?
By Gotham Rex on April 7, 2022
On his debut album, the Brooklyn rapper hopes to smooth a path forward for the city’s ascendant hip-hop scene, even as it draws criticism amid a rise in gun violence. Source: New York Times
Novelist Samantha Hunt Revisits Her ‘Haunted’ Childhood Home
By Gotham Rex on April 7, 2022
In her fifth book, Samantha Hunt describes finding a manuscript left behind by her late father in the family’s 18th-century house. Source: New York Times
Antiques Dealer Vito Giallo, Who Worked for Andy Warhol, Unearths His Gems
By Gotham Rex on April 5, 2022
Vito Giallo, a longtime antiques dealer who worked for Andy Warhol and sold to celebrity clients, unearths his gems. Source: New York Times
How a Music Executive Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on March 31, 2022
In the 1990s, Jamie Krents was on tour with an indie rock group. Now he’s a family man in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
A Playwright Makes the Scene in New York’s Living Rooms
By Gotham Rex on March 31, 2022
Matthew Gasda spent years writing plays on his electric typewriter, and almost no one seemed to care. With “Dimes Square,” his depiction of a downtown crowd, he has an underground hit. Source: New York Times
Elise Stefanik, Reinvented in Trump’s Image, Embodies a Changed G.O.P.
By Gotham Rex on March 27, 2022
Once a mainstream Republican from a moderate district, Ms. Stefanik, the party’s No. 3 House leader, has embraced Trumpism and the extremists in her ranks. Source: New York Times
Amid Opposition, Laurie Cumbo Named New York City’s Culture Czar
By Gotham Rex on March 25, 2022
Cumbo, who was appointed commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs by Mayor Eric Adams, has a background in the arts, and a history of controversial statements. Source: New York Times
How a 73-Year-Old Man Ended Up in a NJ Political Scandal
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2022
George Bratsenis, a career criminal, is implicated in a plot that could grow into New Jersey’s next big public corruption scandal. Source: New York Times
Abel Prize for 2022 Goes to New York Mathematician
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2022
Dennis P. Sullivan of Stony Brook University and the City University Graduate Center won an award that is the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for math. Source: New York Times
Behind the Killings of Homeless Men, Portraits of 3 Lives Derailed
By Gotham Rex on March 21, 2022
Before their lives violently intersected, two men who were shot to death and the man the police believe killed them had all fought the same scourge: severe mental illness. Source: New York Times
How Oni and Uché Blackstock, Doctors, Spend Their Sundays
By Gotham Rex on March 18, 2022
The twin sisters, who have been go-to experts during the pandemic, are outspoken on racial inequities in health care. Source: New York Times
Lauren Lovette Named Choreographer for Paul Taylor Dance Company
By Gotham Rex on March 16, 2022
Lauren Lovette, a former principal with New York City Ballet, has been named the resident choreographer of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Source: New York Times