The Manhattan district attorney has enlisted a former federal prosecutor who is an expert on white-collar crime to join the team investigating the Trump family business. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Manhattan (NYC)”
Covid Vaccines as an Amenity
By Gotham Rex on February 11, 2021
Senior living communities around the country are offering vaccine access as an incentive for moving in. Source: New York Times
A Photo That Captures a Busier Bygone Era in New York
By Gotham Rex on February 5, 2021
The photographer Andre D. Wagner is based in Brooklyn — but always finds himself coming back to Times Square. Source: New York Times
Jazz at Lincoln Center Focuses on Music’s Role in Social Justice
By Gotham Rex on February 2, 2021
A new season of video concerts will feature a tribute to renowned jazz vocalists and include new compositions created in collaboration with Bryan Stevenson. Source: New York Times
Where Giuliani Still Routinely Offers False Claims of Election Fraud
By Gotham Rex on January 24, 2021
A popular radio station in Manhattan has become a haven where conservative hosts like Rudolph Giuliani can defend Donald Trump. Source: New York Times
How Martha Teichner, CBS Correspondent, Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2021
One thing is for certain: She will have a bull terrier by her side and at least another one in her thoughts. Source: New York Times
He Brought Moynihan Train Hall to Life, but Didn’t Live to See It
By Gotham Rex on January 15, 2021
Many credit Michael Evans with turning the vision for the hall at Penn Station into a reality. Before it opened, he took his own life. Source: New York Times
New York Rents Continue to Slide, While Sales Rebound in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on January 14, 2021
Manhattan’s median rent ended 2020 down by 17.3 percent, but the sales market showed signs of life in the other boroughs. Source: New York Times
$60 Million High Line Expansion to Connect Park to Moynihan Train Hall
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2021
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will propose a 1,200-foot elevated pathway that will lead to the new Penn Station development, to be financed by public and private funds. Source: New York Times
Miya Ponsetto Faces Charges for Accusing a Black Teen of Stealing Her Phone at a SoHo Hotel
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2021
Miya Ponsetto went “off script” during a disastrous interview with Gayle King, her lawyer said. Source: New York Times
New York Real Estate Begins Its Recovery
By Gotham Rex on January 5, 2021
Real estate sales picked up in the final months of 2019, but not enough to make up for the shutdown in the early months of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Top Sales Show How Pandemic Continues to Influence the Market
By Gotham Rex on January 1, 2021
Single-family houses and penthouses remained in demand in December as buyers sought out homes with more personal space. Source: New York Times
This Is How New Yorkers Will Remember a Year They Can’t Wait to Forget
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2020
“There’s some pieces of normalcy that I don’t really want back,” said one New Yorker. “Our normal wasn’t always ideal.” Source: New York Times
Did These New York Clinics Ignore Rules on Who Gets Vaccinated First?
By Gotham Rex on December 27, 2020
The state is investigating whether a network of urgent care clinics provided vaccinations to members of the public who were not yet entitled to have the shots. Source: New York Times
Hospital Workers Start to ‘Turn Against Each Other’ to Get Covid-19 Vaccine
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2020
“I am so disappointed and saddened that this happened,” a New York hospital executive wrote to his staff after workers who did not have priority cut the line for the vaccine. Source: New York Times