Six women in their 70s, all married and all mothers and grandmothers, gather twice a month without fail. They credit their close-knit families to their longstanding friendships. Source: New York Times
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How Joan Didion Did Thanksgiving
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2025
The author’s newly unveiled papers reveal the meticulous planning and devotion to cooking that went into her big holiday meals. Source: New York Times
How Zohran Mamdani Came to Embrace the Palestinian Cause
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2025
As Mr. Mamdani seeks to reassure New York City he is open to compromise, his views on Israel and Palestinians have been the biggest exception. Source: New York Times
How 106 People Got Together to Stop a School Shooting — Before It Happened
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2025
A threat on a school bus from an alienated young man united dozens of agencies to answer a single question: Is it possible to stop potential mass shooters before they commit a crime? Source: New York Times
I’ve Written About Loads of Scams. This Phone Scam Almost Got Me.
By Gotham Rex on September 20, 2025
The caller ID said “Chase Bank,” and the man on the line said I might be a victim of fraud. His supervisor would explain. Source: New York Times
Why Some Hasidic Children Can’t Leave Failing Schools
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
Parents who try to withdraw their children from yeshivas over a lack of secular education often cannot do so, hampered by social pressure and a rabbinical court system. Source: New York Times
After Hurricane Sandy, a Park in Lower Manhattan at the Center of a Fight
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2021
Nine years after Hurricane Sandy, residents of Lower Manhattan are still vulnerable to rising seas. The fight over a plan to protect them reveals why progress on our most critical challenges is so hard. Source: New York Times