She made news by entering a pro basketball inner sanctum to do her job. Years later, her mother’s physical decline led her to write about aging for The Times and in a book. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Deaths (Obituaries)”
Douglas McGrath, Playwright, Filmmaker and Actor, Dies at 64
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2022
His one-man Off Broadway show, “Everything’s Fine,” directed by John Lithgow, had opened just weeks ago. Source: New York Times
Tony Isidore, Galvanizing Adman, Is Dead at 89
By Gotham Rex on November 3, 2022
With arresting ad campaigns, he helped promote the New York Urban Coalition (“Give a Damn”) and the re-election of Mayor John V. Lindsay (“I Made Mistakes”). 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
Harry Bates, Modernist Architect of Long Island Homes, Dies at 95
By Gotham Rex on November 2, 2022
Withstanding “a tsunami of shingles” on houses going up on the East End, he stuck to an aesthetic of clean, elegant lines and simple materials. Source: New York Times
Bernard Rosen, Budget Brain for Four New York City Mayors, Dies at 91
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2022
He knew how to find hidden pots of money. “There wasn’t a budget director in the last 50 years who didn’t rely on Bernie,” one of his acolytes said. Source: New York Times
Louis Gigante, Priest Who Led South Bronx Revival, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on October 23, 2022
The brother of a convicted Mafia boss, he became a Democratic Party leader and a city councilman, and helped build thousands of units of housing. Source: New York Times
Peter Schjeldahl, New York Art Critic With a Poet’s Voice, Dies at 80
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2022
Mr. Schjeldahl, who wrote for The New Yorker and The Village Voice, was an indispensable guide to art on view, both old and new. Source: New York Times
Ralph DeNunzio, Wall Street Chieftain, Is Dead at 90
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2022
He was chairman of the New York Stock Exchange and rose to lead the venerable securities firm Kidder, Peabody, but stepped down after it was caught up in a 1980s insider-trading scandal. Source: New York Times
Jeff Weiss, an Unconventional Theatrical Force, Dies at 82
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2022
Downtown, he was known for sprawling works and vivid performances, but later in his career he drew praise as an actor in mainstream productions, too. Source: New York Times
Laura Anglin, a Leading New York State and City Official, Dies at 57
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2022
During a long career in government, she served as budget director in Albany and helped shape the pandemic response as a deputy mayor under Bill de Blasio. Source: New York Times
Bernard McGuirk, 64, Dies; Imus Producer Through Rise, Fall and Return
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2022
The two men were fired because of a racist exchange about the Rutgers women’s basketball team, marring, but not ending, their shared radio success. Source: New York Times
Sterling Johnson Jr., Former U.S. Judge in Brooklyn, Dies at 88
By Gotham Rex on October 12, 2022
He closed a Guantánamo “H.I.V. prison camp” and castigated the city over its treatment of poor people with AIDS. A former detective, he had also been a narcotics prosecutor. Source: New York Times
Grace Glueck, 96, Dies; Arts Writer Fought for Equality at The Times
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2022
She made the art world a distinct beat at the newspaper, inspiring other papers to make it an industry standard. She later helped bring a groundbreaking sex-discrimination suit against The Times. Source: New York Times
Colin Alevras, Inventive New York Chef and Restaurateur, Dies at 51
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2022
He popularized a farmers’ market cuisine at his and his wife’s tiny, quirky and acclaimed East Village establishment called the Tasting Room. Source: New York Times