By advocating for acupuncture and other treatments, she helped countless patients weather the pain of chemotherapy and radiation. Source: New York Times
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Hiram Maristany, ‘People’s Photographer’ of Spanish Harlem, Dies at 76
By Gotham Rex on March 16, 2022
He sought to depict his community “from the inside out” and to challenge negative images of Puerto Ricans in New York. Source: New York Times
Bernard W. Nussbaum, Clinton Counsel and Defender, Dies at 84
By Gotham Rex on March 15, 2022
The president’s first White House lawyer, Mr. Nussbaum had a turbulent 14 months in the job weathering a rash of controversies. Source: New York Times
Thomas Demakos, Judge in Howard Beach Murder Case, Dies at 98
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
In a notorious 1987 trial over the death of a Black man in New York City, he ruled that defense lawyers could not exclude potential jurors on the basis of race. Source: New York Times
Rusty Mae Moore, Transgender Educator and Activist, Dies at 80
By Gotham Rex on March 11, 2022
Ms. Moore, a business professor, sheltered numerous people, including the activist Sylvia Rivera, in her Park Slope home, which came to be known as Transy House. Source: New York Times
Nelson W. Aldrich Jr., Dissector of Old Money, Dies at 86
By Gotham Rex on March 10, 2022
In books and articles, he unsparingly scrutinized an American aristocracy that he knew intimately. Source: New York Times
Charles E. Entenmann, Last of a Storied Baking Family, Dies at 92
By Gotham Rex on March 9, 2022
Working with his brothers and their mother, he helped turn the company that bore their name into a nationally known symbol of sweetness. Source: New York Times
Fred Ferretti, Reporter Turned Writer on Food, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on March 9, 2022
He covered every aspect of dining for The Times from 1969 to 1986 and then became a columnist for Gourmet magazine. Source: New York Times
Dennis Cunningham, Civil Rights Lawyer for Varied Causes, Dies at 86
By Gotham Rex on March 6, 2022
He successfully represented the Black Panthers, environmentalists who accused the government of conspiracy and Attica prison inmates. Source: New York Times
Alice von Hildebrand, Conservative Catholic Philosopher, Dies at 98
By Gotham Rex on March 5, 2022
She was critical of abortion rights and gay rights, and called on women to change the world by embracing what she called feminine virtues. Source: New York Times
Connie Hogarth, Relentless Social Activist, Dies at 95
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2022
As leader of a group in Westchester County, N.Y., she was arrested more than 20 times for local and national protests, including ones against nuclear power plants. Source: New York Times
Michele McNally, Who Elevated Times Photography, Dies at 66
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2022
The paper won six Pulitzer Prizes for photography during her tenure as its director of photography and a trailblazing member of the newsroom’s top management. Source: New York Times
Dennison Young, Inseparable Aide to Giuliani, Dies at 78
By Gotham Rex on February 22, 2022
He was a calm, deliberate and thoughtful lifelong confidant, presenting an odd-couple contrast with the voluble, impulsive, sometimes operatic former mayor. Source: New York Times
Paul Willen, Architect of Manhattan’s Waterfront, Dies at 93
By Gotham Rex on February 21, 2022
His plan for a former rail yard became the template for a neighborhood created by a coalition of civic groups and a brash developer named Donald Trump. Source: New York Times
Rabbi Simcha Krauss, Advocate for Women’s Rights, Dies at 84
By Gotham Rex on February 14, 2022
He drew criticism for his efforts to liberate Orthodox women from recalcitrant husbands who refused to grant a religious divorce. But he stood his ground. Source: New York Times