Shatzi Weisberger spent years urging others to approach the process of dying with joy and wonder. Then she got cancer. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Upper West Side (Manhattan, NY)”
Two Men Arrested in Threat to New York’s Jewish Community Are Charged
By Gotham Rex on November 20, 2022
Manhattan’s district attorney said the men had intended to attack a synagogue. Source: New York Times
Ex-CFO at Trump Organization Testifies Against Firm He Helped Build
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
Allen H. Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s former chief financial officer, admitted that he had received lucrative off-the-books perks from the company. Source: New York Times
Aperture Foundation Lands a New Headquarters
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2022
The nonprofit photography organization will relocate in 2024, to offices across from the American Museum of Natural History, with greater visibility. Source: New York Times
Homes That Sold for Around $400,000
By Gotham Rex on May 1, 2022
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region. Source: New York Times
From ‘Illegal’ Hotel to Housing for the Homeless on Upper West Side
By Gotham Rex on March 28, 2022
The Manhattan building used to attract tourists. But New York City officials hope its transformation is a road map for the city’s future. Source: New York Times
How Bridget Everett, Star of HBO’s ‘Somebody, Somewhere,’ Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on February 25, 2022
The longtime chanteuse of the New York cabaret scene starts the day with biscuits and family and ends it with martinis and friends. Source: New York Times
Collegiate's New Dutchman Mascot Is Flash Point in Debate Over Race
By Gotham Rex on February 19, 2022
Collegiate’s Dutchman character got a makeover after students demanded the exclusive Manhattan school “address its own problems with racism and intolerance.” Source: New York Times
Why NY's 10th Congressional District Would Snake Through NYC
By Gotham Rex on February 1, 2022
The peculiar redrawing of Representative Jerrold Nadler’s district led to the joke that it was “jerrymandered.” The reasons for the new lines were politically complicated. Source: New York Times
What a Serpentine District Says About N.Y. Democrats’ Gerrymandering
By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2022
The peculiar redrawing of Representative Jerrold Nadler’s district led to the joke that it was “jerrymandered.” The reasons for the new lines were politically complicated. Source: New York Times
Carmine's Hostess Is Attacked by Tourists Over Vaccine Requirement, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2021
Enforcement of a city policy requiring proof of vaccination to dine indoors began Monday. Days later, a hostess at Carmine’s was assaulted after asking three women for their vaccine cards, the police said. Source: New York Times
Together and in Person: Everybody Dance Now
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2021
Professionals and amateurs can leave their living rooms behind as dance studios make a cautious comeback. Source: New York Times
Review: Banh Vietnamese Shop House on the Upper West Side
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2021
Banh Vietnamese Shop House, on the Upper West Side, lavishes unusual care and preparation on dishes rarely seen in New York. Source: New York Times
Buy My House, But I’m Taking the Toilet
By Gotham Rex on July 26, 2021
In this seller’s market, some sellers are exercising their power with unusual demands and stripping their homes of fixtures and appliances as they leave. Source: New York Times
Condo Fatigue on the Upper West Side
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2021
Residents and preservationists have tried to stop three new towers, but so far, the developers are winning. Source: New York Times