Kate Fowle, who arrived in 2019, said she would step down in July from the Long Island City museum. She offered no reason for her abrupt departure. Source: New York Times
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President of Museum of Natural History to Step Down
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2022
Ellen V. Futter, who in 1993 became the first woman to head a major New York City-based museum, will leave when the Gilder Center opens next year. Source: New York Times
Wes Jackson to Be the Next President of the Brooklyn Nonprofit BRIC
By Gotham Rex on June 7, 2022
Wes Jackson, a music business entrepreneur, will lead the Brooklyn nonprofit arts organization beginning in July. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams to Name ‘Gun Violence Czar’ Amid N.Y.C. Shooting Surge
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2022
Elected on the premise that he could reduce violent crime, Mayor Eric Adams continues to be confronted with a stubbornly high number of gun offenses. Source: New York Times
The Met Museum's Top Curator for Contemporary Art Is Leaving
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2022
Sheena Wagstaff revitalized the Met’s modern and contemporary art department and staked her legacy on experiments like the Met Breuer. Source: New York Times
A Dancer’s Farewell, Not as Choreographed
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2022
Abi Stafford Lillo left City Ballet amid a family feud and a dispute over whether a choreographer had body-shamed her or she lacked the strength to dance her final role. Source: New York Times
Inside the Flawed Vetting Process That Led Gov. Hochul to Brian Benjamin
By Gotham Rex on April 30, 2022
An initial 63-page background check revealed two red flags in Mr. Benjamin’s past, but it failed to turn up a subpoena issued to his political campaign. Source: New York Times
Some of Eric Adams’s Hires Have Troubling Pasts. He’s Fine With That.
By Gotham Rex on April 27, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams believes in second chances, and he has put that philosophy into practice in hiring for his cabinet. Source: New York Times
Adams, in Quick Reversal, Ousts an Education Hire Over Anti-Gay Writings
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2022
The Rev. Kathlyn Barrett-Layne said she is not homophobic and that she is considering legal action against the city. Source: New York Times
Bernard W. Nussbaum, Clinton Counsel and Defender, Dies at 84
By Gotham Rex on March 15, 2022
The president’s first White House lawyer, Mr. Nussbaum had a turbulent 14 months in the job weathering a rash of controversies. Source: New York Times
Juilliard’s President Is Challenged but Retains Support of Board
By Gotham Rex on March 15, 2022
The school’s chairman and biggest benefactor, Bruce Kovner, had wanted its president, Damian Woetzel, to leave after a negative evaluation. He marshaled support and stayed. Source: New York Times
Jeff Zucker’s Downfall at CNN: Ethical Lapses and Falling Ratings
By Gotham Rex on February 15, 2022
The network’s top-rated host and its president were forced out following ethical lapses, an office romance and a letter from a lawyer for “Jane Doe.” Source: New York Times
Fordham University's New President Will Not Be a Priest
By Gotham Rex on February 10, 2022
Tania Tetlow, a lay woman and former law professor, will take the helm this summer, breaking with a nearly 200-year tradition. Source: New York Times
BAM Taps Former Leader of Its Film Program as Its Next President
By Gotham Rex on February 8, 2022
Gina Duncan, who had been working at the Sundance Institute since 2020, will return to the Brooklyn Academy of Music to lead it out of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Bribery Case Casts a Shadow Over Eric Adams’s Public Safety Chief
By Gotham Rex on January 27, 2022
Despite once being ensnared in a federal corruption investigation, Philip Banks III will play a central role in the mayor’s plan to reduce gun violence. Source: New York Times