His collection of fashion ephemera now fills a museum, but he also chastised the industry, all while making a name as a brand adviser to hotels and restaurants. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Lower East Side (Manhattan, NY)”
Dining Sheds Saved N.Y.C. Could They Destroy It?
By Gotham Rex on November 5, 2021
The Lower East Side has turned into an all-night fraternity party, locals say, and small businesses are asking for help. Source: New York Times
A TikTok Subway Artist Finds His Way to the Lower East Side
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2021
Growing up in the Bronx, Devon Rodriguez always wanted to move to Manhattan. His 20 million followers helped him get there. Source: New York Times
Joseph I. Kramer, the ‘Country Doctor’ of Avenue D, Dies at 96
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2021
Shunning the New Jersey suburbs in 1969, he set up a pay-what-you-can practice on the blighted Lower East Side and for three decades was a hero to the poor. Source: New York Times
How a Babka Baron Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2021
Josh Russ Tupper checks in on the family business, Russ & Daughters. Then, it’s time for drinks and games with friends. Source: New York Times
New York City Takes Another Step Toward Fully Reopening
By Gotham Rex on February 9, 2021
Tens of thousands of middle school students will be able to return to classrooms later this month for at least part of the week. Source: New York Times
What Happened When Henry Yao Almost Went Bust
By Gotham Rex on December 25, 2020
His customers cherished his small business — and him — more than he ever knew. Source: New York Times
The Lower East Side: Where Historic Tenements Meet Glassy Towers
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2020
In recent years, the country’s ‘most famous immigrant neighborhood’ has welcomed new high-end development. But it still has an old-school vibe. Source: New York Times
New York Has a Cameo in ‘The Crown.’ Here’s What Really Happened.
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2020
Princess Diana visited the city in 1989, a trip featured on the Netflix series and remembered fondly by the people she met. Source: New York Times
Miguel Algarín, Force Behind Nuyorican Cafe, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2020
His Lower East Side performance space has been an incubator for poets, playwrights and other artists, many of them not initially embraced by the mainstream. Source: New York Times
Remembering Miguel Algarín, a Founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2020
A fellow writer recalls Algarín, who once wrote that the poet was “the philosopher of the sugar cane that grows between the cracks of concrete sidewalks.” Source: New York Times
Tyrese Haspil Is Charged With Grisly Murder of Tech C.E.O. Fahim Saleh
By Gotham Rex on July 17, 2020
The police said the former employee, who had been fired for stealing $90,000, stabbed and dismembered Fahim Saleh in his Manhattan apartment. Source: New York Times
Homes for Sale in Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2020
This week’s properties are in Park Slope, on the Lower East Side and in Parkchester. Source: New York Times
Tech C.E.O.’s Dismemberment ‘Looks Like a Professional Job’
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2020
Fahim Saleh, 33, was followed into his luxury Manhattan condo by a man dressed all in black, the official said. Source: New York Times
Man’s Dismembered Body Is Found in Luxury Manhattan Condo
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2020
An electric saw was found near the man’s torso, law enforcement officials said. Units in the Lower East Side building have sold for more than $2 million. Source: New York Times