Starting with the original Improv in Midtown Manhattan, he gave Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin and countless other comedians a launching pad to fame. Source: New York Times
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UPS Drivers Say ‘Brutal’ Heat Is Endangering Their Lives
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2022
As summers have grown hotter, high temperatures inside trucks without air conditioning have also sickened postal carriers and others who deliver America’s packages. A few have died. Source: New York Times
Harvey Weinstein’s Sex Crimes Conviction Is Upheld by New York Court
By Gotham Rex on June 2, 2022
Mr. Weinstein, who is also awaiting trial in Los Angeles, is serving a 23-year sentence. His conviction was among the most notable of the #MeToo movement. Source: New York Times
Lost Judy Garland ‘Wizard of Oz’ Dress Up for Auction
By Gotham Rex on April 23, 2022
The dress worn by Judy Garland was given to a priest at the Catholic University of America in 1973, but had been missing for decades when it was found in a shoe box last year. Source: New York Times
Former New Yorkers Are Networking Through WhatsApp
By Gotham Rex on April 9, 2022
The chat groups in Los Angeles and Miami have become so popular that now there are waiting lists. Source: New York Times
Robert Durst Dies Still Facing Murder Charge in First Wife’s Death
By Gotham Rex on January 10, 2022
Mr. Durst, long suspected in three killings, was found guilty in September in one of them, the 2000 death of a friend. Source: New York Times
U.S. Governors Respond to Omicron Variant
By Gotham Rex on November 28, 2021
No cases of the new coronavirus variant have been confirmed in the U.S., but leaders said they were using existing safeguards and watching closely. Source: New York Times
Hindu Sect, BAPS, Accused of Using Forced Labor at Temples Across U.S.
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2021
BAPS, a prominent sect, faces accusations of exploiting low-caste laborers from India to run massive temples around the country. Source: New York Times
What $3 Million Buys You in New York California and Wyoming
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2021
A 1765 Georgian house in Kinderhook, a 1927 Spanish-style home in Los Angeles and a cabin in Jackson. Source: New York Times
Robert Durst, Millionaire Convicted of Murder, on Ventilator With Covid
By Gotham Rex on October 16, 2021
The 78-year-old millionaire and former real estate mogul was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for the murder of a friend in 2000. Source: New York Times
It’s Not Too Late to Discover Louise Meriwether
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2021
The author, 98, wrote one of the classic novels of Depression-era Black life, “Daddy Was a Number Runner,” and its themes still resonate today. Source: New York Times
Beer? Money? States and Cities Offer Incentives to Get Vaccinated.
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2021
State employees who get vaccinated in Maryland are eligible for a $100 payment, while Detroit is giving out $50 prepaid debit cards to those who give someone a ride to a vaccine site. Source: New York Times
Harvey Weinstein to Face Charges in Los Angeles as Early as May
By Gotham Rex on April 30, 2021
The producer faces more than a dozen counts of sexual assault involving five different women. Source: New York Times
Brooklyn Man Finds New Life in Crime (Writing)
By Gotham Rex on April 19, 2021
Jonathan Ames, known for his confessional essays and TV shows like “Bored to Death,” tries his hand at a detective novel with “A Man Named Doll.” Source: New York Times
What $2.8 Million Buys You in California, Connecticut and Washington
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2021
A John Lautner-designed showplace in the Hollywood Hills, a waterfront home in Darien and a contemporary house overlooking Puget Sound in Seattle. Source: New York Times