This week’s properties are in Greenwich Village, the Financial District and St. George. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Greenwich Village (Manhattan, NY)”
Strike Ends at the New School and Parsons School of Design
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2022
Adjunct faculty had walked out over wages and compensation for work outside the classroom. The private school had faced a lawsuit from parents. Source: New York Times
When a Violent Race Riot in Washington Square Park Roiled New York City
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2022
Four decades ago, a bat-wielding mob raged through Washington Square Park, leaving dozens injured and one dead. The violence lasted only 10 minutes, but the repercussions persist today. Source: New York Times
New School and Parsons School of Design Enter Third Week of Strike
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2022
As a strike by part-time faculty enters its third week, administrators, faculty and parents battle over the finances and future of an institution known for its left-leaning politics. Source: New York Times
How New York City Became a Free-for-All of Unlicensed Weed
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2022
Shops selling weed have proliferated since the state legalized cannabis last year, thriving in confusion over their legality and a lack of enforcement. Source: New York Times
At 13, She Fled the Nazis. At 95, She Runs a Storied Bohemian Hotel.
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2022
Dylan Thomas stayed there. So did Bob Dylan. And Rita Paul, its doyenne, welcomed them all. Source: New York Times
They Give the Washington Arch a Good Cleaning
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2022
The famous monument in Greenwich Village is stately. It’s also grimy. Source: New York Times
A Stonewall Visitor Center Will Celebrate L.G.B.T.Q. History
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2022
The visitor center, the first in the national park system devoted to the gay rights movement, will commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising and its legacy when it opens in 2024. Source: New York Times
Looking Back at the Pay Phone’s New York Heyday
By Gotham Rex on May 27, 2022
We scoured the New York Times photo archive for the humble yet ubiquitous pay phone. Source: New York Times
Radio Drama for a Podcast Age: How Amazon’s Audible Moved Into Theater
By Gotham Rex on March 9, 2022
A company known for audiobooks is mounting starry live productions — and recording them, too. Source: New York Times
How a World War II Bomber Pilot Became 'the King of Artificial Trees'
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2021
Si Spiegel, a bomber pilot, can claim a dual legacy: as a war hero and as a father of the artificial tree. Source: New York Times
Homes That Sold for Around $800,000
By Gotham Rex on July 11, 2021
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region. Source: New York Times
Overlooked No More: Eve Adams, Writer Who Gave Lesbians a Voice
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2021
Her 1925 book, “Lesbian Love,” is one of the earliest examples of American lesbian literature. She also ran Eve’s Hangout, a literary haunt in Manhattan. Source: New York Times
Pride Parties and Protests Bring Excitement Back to N.Y.C. Streets
By Gotham Rex on June 28, 2021
After a more cautious Pride last year, many New Yorkers were eager to be together again: “Bro, the energy is amazing.” Source: New York Times
Lines Never Felt So Good: Crowds Herald New York’s Reopening
By Gotham Rex on May 31, 2021
Museums broke attendance records, movie theaters sold out and jazz fans packed clubs on a Memorial Day weekend that felt far removed from the prior year’s pandemic traumas. Source: New York Times