Changes Sister Elaine helped bring about at the Bedford Hills prison for women in New York State allowed inmates and their offspring to bond. Source: New York Times
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Kenneth Bernard, Convention-Shattering Playwright, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on August 21, 2020
His experimental works, staged by the Playhouse of the Ridiculous and other groups, challenged audiences and sometimes baffled them. Source: New York Times
Peter V. Tytell, a Typewriter Whisperer, Is Dead at 74
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2020
Raised in his parents’ typewriter repair shop, he became renowned for his ability to help resolve disputes over documents’ authenticity. Source: New York Times
Claire Shulman, First Woman to Lead Queens, Dies at 94
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2020
She became borough president in the wake of a corruption scandal in 1986, then won elections that kept her in office as an advocate for Queens for 16 years. Source: New York Times
Adam Max, Patron of Brooklyn Cultural Institutions, Dies at 62
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2020
He was chairman of the Brooklyn Academy of Music and a benefactor of St. Ann’s Warehouse. He and his wife also helped create a center for women’s history. Source: New York Times
Hugh Freyer, Poker Player With Discretion of a Banker, Dies at 86
By Gotham Rex on July 31, 2020
A son of immigrants, he became a private banker in New York and was also devoted to helping recovering alcoholics. He died of the novel coronavirus. Source: New York Times
Waldemar Gonzalez, Social Worker Who Drew on His Own Hard Life, Dies at 72
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2020
Mr. Gonzalez grew up with an abusive father, and carried that pain into adulthood, before becoming ‘Dad 2.0.’ He died of the coronavirus. Source: New York Times
Niels Lauersen, Fallen Fertility Doctor to the Stars, Dies at 84
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2020
He treated celebrities like Celine Dion and Foxy Brown before he was undone by malpractice suits and a prison sentence for insurance fraud. Source: New York Times
David Sackoff, 71, ‘Survivor’ Who Battled Mental Illness, Dies
By Gotham Rex on July 25, 2020
He lived on the streets, in prison and in psychiatric facilities, but in the end achieved independence. He died of complications of the novel coronavirus. Source: New York Times
Brigid Berlin, Socialite Who Joined Warhol’s World, Dies at 80
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2020
Born into privilege, she rejected her upbringing to become a fixture on the New York underground art scene of the 1960s and ’70s. Source: New York Times
Frans Nieuwendam, Who Knew Style and Had It, Dies at 60
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2020
He was a quiet force in fashion, though others knew him as the guy to try to impress on the rope line. He died of the novel coronavirus. Source: New York Times
James Harrison, Music Professor and Piano Lover, Dies at 84
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2020
Mr. Harrison was a longtime teacher of music theory and a dean of fine arts and humanities at Hunter College in New York City. He has died of complications of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Broadway Actor Nick Cordero Dead at 41 of Coronavirus
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2020
The Broadway actor’s battle with the coronavirus was followed closely by many as his wife chronicled his experience on social media. Source: New York Times
Margaret Morton, Photographer at Home With the Homeless, Dies at 71
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2020
For nearly two decades, she chronicled communities on the edge of society in elegant photographs that drew comparisons to the work of Jacob Riis. Source: New York Times
Yvonne Sherwell, Actress, Author and Coat Checker, Is Dead at 92
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2020
Ms. Sherwell led an artistic existence in bohemian New York, appearing in plays, movies and cabaret. She has died of the coronavirus. Source: New York Times