Legal Retail Marijuana Is Just Around the Corner

By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2022

With 28 licenses having been awarded, shops are expected to open by the end of the year. Source: New York Times

The Fight Over Tearing Down a Landmark Red Church

By Gotham Rex on July 19, 2022

West Park Presbyterian Church has been on the Upper West Side for almost 150 years. Now its congregation consists of 12 people. Source: New York Times

New York Lets ‘Fearless Girl’ Hold Her Ground, for Now

By Gotham Rex on April 11, 2022

Officials voted to extend the sculpture’s permit but are requiring stakeholders to return in six months with plans for a permanent location. Source: New York Times

Jeffrey Epstein’s Companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, Goes on Trial

By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2021

She is accused of recruiting and trafficking young girls for the disgraced financier. Source: New York Times

The Fight Over a Hedge-Fund Billionaire's Manhattan Rooftop Addition

By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2021

A billionaire’s plans for his prewar penthouse spark fears of slippery slope scenarios on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Source: New York Times

Old Buildings, New Views

By Gotham Rex on May 7, 2021

Recent renovations around town have uncovered views of Manhattan that had been hiding in plain sight. Source: New York Times

Rescuing an Off Off Broadway Theater With a Storied Past

By Gotham Rex on March 12, 2021

Preservationists hope to save the 13th Street Repertory Company building, with a little help from the Underground Railroad. Source: New York Times

Stark Disparities in Vaccine Rollout by ZIP Code

By Gotham Rex on February 17, 2021

Data shows wealthier neighborhoods with more white residents received doses at much higher rates than low-income communities of color. Source: New York Times

Gene Norman, Who Helped Landmark Broadway Theaters, Dies at 85

By Gotham Rex on September 5, 2020

As chairman of New York’s preservation commission, he also oversaw the preservation of St. Bartholomew’s Church, the Coney Island Cyclone and Ladies’ Mile. Source: New York Times

All Quiet on the Far East Side

By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2020

An epic preservation battle over two tenement buildings facing York Avenue seems to have been ended by the U.S. Supreme Court. But is it really over? Source: New York Times

Report: LPC rejects glassy addition for landmarked 827-831 Broadway

Report: LPC rejects glassy addition for landmarked 827-831 Broadway

By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2018

Report: LPC rejects glassy addition for landmarked 827-831 Broadway [DXA Studio]On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) nixed the reflective, four-story addition proposed for 827-831 Broadway between 12th Street and 13th Street.Curbed has coverage here. A few excerpts:The Commission’s verdict…

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