Ms. Porter, a New York City native, will be the first Black woman to run the city’s sprawling school system. Source: New York Times
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NYC Mayoral Campaign: Yang Hires Woman Who Once Disparaged Him
By Gotham Rex on February 12, 2021
The new campaign co-manager, Sasha Neha Ahuja, criticized the candidate in 2019 after he was accused of gender discrimination, writing, “Wish I could say it was unbelievable.” Source: New York Times
9 Top N.Y. Health Officials Have Quit as Cuomo Scorns Expertise
By Gotham Rex on February 1, 2021
“When I say ‘experts’ in air quotes, it sounds like I’m saying I don’t really trust the experts,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said of pandemic policies. “Because I don’t.” Source: New York Times
The Metropolitan Opera Hires Its First Chief Diversity Officer
By Gotham Rex on January 25, 2021
Marcia Sells has been brought on to rethink equity and inclusion at the largest performing arts institution in the United States. Source: New York Times
What Schumer’s Rise to Senate Majority Leader Means for New York
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2021
Senator Chuck Schumer is poised to become the state’s first Senate majority leader, putting New York in position to reap the benefits. Source: New York Times
Biden Picks Dr. Nunez-Smith to Lead Health Equity Task Force
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2021
Appointed head of the incoming administration’s task force on health equity, the Yale University scientist “is not sitting in her ivory tower.” Source: New York Times
Court Extends Manhattan US Attorney Audrey Strauss' Term, as Inauguration Nears
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2020
A quirk of legal timing had left Audrey Strauss’s tenure as acting head of the Southern District of New York set to expire just before the end of the Trump administration. Source: New York Times
Biden to Pick Latino Chief of Connecticut Schools as Education Secretary
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2020
Miguel A. Cardona will fulfill Joe Biden’s promise to appoint a diverse cabinet with an education secretary with public school experience. Source: New York Times
He Always Wanted to Be a ‘Garbageman.’ Now He’s the Commissioner.
By Gotham Rex on December 19, 2020
Edward Grayson just led New York City’s Sanitation Department in clearing snow from 6,300 miles of streets: no small feat during a pandemic. Source: New York Times
Leslie-Lohman Museum Announces New Director
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2020
The nonprofit executive Alyssa Nitchun will lead the museum after its last director, Gonzalo Casals, became the Cultural Affairs Commissioner of New York City. Source: New York Times
Longtime Board Chairman Steps Down at Apollo Theater
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2020
Richard D. Parsons, the former Time Warner chief executive who led the Harlem nonprofit’s board for 19 years, will be succeeded by Charles Phillips. Source: New York Times
‘Vision Zero’ Leader Is the Latest to Leave New York Mayor’s Team
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2020
The departure of Polly Trottenberg, the New York City transportation commissioner, is likely to signal a raft of departures from the de Blasio administration. Source: New York Times
Klaudio Rodriguez Named Director for the Bronx Museum of the Arts
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2020
After two stints as de facto director, Klaudio Rodriguez gets the top job, joining a growing group of Latino leaders of art museums. Source: New York Times
SUNY Oneonta President Resigns After 700 Students Test Positive for Coronavirus
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2020
The State University of New York at Oneonta had the worst coronavirus outbreak of any public university in the state. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D.’s Top Latino Official Resigns After Clashing With Mayor
By Gotham Rex on October 13, 2020
Chief Fausto Pichardo told colleagues that he felt insulted by Mayor Bill de Blasio during a turbulent time for the city, a police official said. Source: New York Times