Ian Frazier’s history roams far and wide, on foot and in the archives, celebrating (if not romanticizing) a perennially “in between” part of New York. Source: New York Times
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‘We Were Sitting on a Bench Resting Our Tired Legs Late in the Day’
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2024
A guide’s advice at the Met, giving up a good parking spot and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. Source: New York Times
George Santos Is Expected to Plead Guilty, People Close to Case Say
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2024
Mr. Santos could change his mind, but witnesses in his campaign fraud case were told by federal prosecutors that he intends to plead guilty on Monday. Source: New York Times
Northwell Health Is Starting Its Own Film Studio After Starring in Documentaries
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2024
The Northwell Health system allowed filmmakers to make documentaries following its doctors, nurses and patients. It went so well, the hospital is starting a studio to make its own. Source: New York Times
NYC Parks and New York Red Bulls Youth Soccer Festival at Frederick Douglass Playground – July 19, 2024
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2024
Join NYC Parks and the New York Red Bulls on Friday, July 19, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Frederick Douglass Playground in Manhattan for of clinics and open play sessions to celebrate the sport of soccer. Participants will learn and practice the fundamentals of soccer…
Trump Guilty on All Counts in Hush-Money Case
By Gotham Rex on May 30, 2024
Donald J. Trump, the former president and presumptive 2024 Republican nominee, was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a case stemming from a payment that silenced a porn star. Source: New York Times
Jury Wraps First Day of Deliberations in Trump Hush-Money Trial
By Gotham Rex on May 29, 2024
The 12 New Yorkers deliberating on the 34 felony counts against Donald Trump were dismissed for the day after asking for some testimony and the judge’s instructions to be read back to them. Mr. Trump is accused of falsifying business…
Judge Again Denies Trump Lawyers’ Request for a Mistrial
By Gotham Rex on May 9, 2024
The defense lawyers had argued that Stormy Daniels’s testimony in Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial was prejudicial. In denying their motion, the judge said they had opened the door to her vivid descriptions of a sexual encounter. Source: New York…
Lawyer for Stormy Daniels Says He Believed Trump Was Behind Hush-Money Talks
By Gotham Rex on April 30, 2024
The lawyer, Keith Davidson, testified that the release of the “Access Hollywood” tape, in which Donald J. Trump described assaulting women, increased the urgency of talks to buy and bury Ms. Daniels’s story of a sexual encounter with him. The…
Live Updates: Police Clear Building at Columbia and Arrest Dozens of Protesters
By Gotham Rex on April 30, 2024
Officers in riot gear removed demonstrators who had seized Hamilton Hall, a building with a history of student takeovers. Scores of other arrests were made on campuses across the country. Source: New York Times
Harvey Weinstein's Appeal: Harvey Weinstein’s New York Conviction Is Overturned
By Gotham Rex on April 25, 2024
The state’s top court ruled that Mr. Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer whose sexual abuse case incited the #MeToo movement, did not receive a fair trial. A separate 16-year sentence in California was not affected. Source: New York Times
Tabloid Publisher Describes Deals to Buy Silence at Trump Trial
By Gotham Rex on April 25, 2024
Lawyers for Donald J. Trump will continue questioning David Pecker, the former publisher of The National Enquirer, on Friday. He has described buying and burying stories that could have damaged Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign. Source: New York Times
Tabloid Publisher Testifies Trump Asked Him to ‘Help the Campaign’
By Gotham Rex on April 23, 2024
The jury heard testimony about what prosecutors say was a conspiracy to bury negative news, including a porn star’s claim of a sexual encounter with Donald Trump. The longtime publisher of The National Enquirer will resume his testimony on Thursday. …
Over 100 Arrested at Columbia After Pro-Palestinian Protest
By Gotham Rex on April 18, 2024
At least 108 protesters were in custody, the police said, after officers clad in riot gear cleared tents from a pro-Palestinian demonstration on campus. More students have arrived to show support and put up new ones. Source: New York Times
Jury of 12 Is Seated in Trump Criminal Trial
By Gotham Rex on April 18, 2024
Twelve New Yorkers have been chosen to decide the Manhattan criminal case against Donald J. Trump, who is accused of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal. Source: New York Times