Investigators believe the men charged in the death of Davell Gardner, the city’s youngest gun violence victim last year, were part of a deadly feud between gangs in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
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Covid-19 Cases and Rates Plunge in New York City
By Gotham Rex on April 29, 2021
Virus cases and rates are plunging, and vaccination is rising, but one doctor cautioned, “We still have a long way to go.” Source: New York Times
Shots For Homebound New Yorkers Have Lagged. A Vaccine Pause Didn't Help.
By Gotham Rex on April 23, 2021
Efforts to vaccinate homebound seniors in New York have lagged, and the national pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine set them back further. Source: New York Times
Brooklyn Man Finds New Life in Crime (Writing)
By Gotham Rex on April 19, 2021
Jonathan Ames, known for his confessional essays and TV shows like “Bored to Death,” tries his hand at a detective novel with “A Man Named Doll.” Source: New York Times
A Detective Was Accused of Lying. Now 90 Convictions May Be Erased.
By Gotham Rex on April 6, 2021
The Brooklyn district attorney will move to dismiss old convictions in which a former narcotics detective, accused of perjury in Manhattan, played a key role. Source: New York Times
The Push to Vaccinate 20,000 Holocaust Survivors in New York
By Gotham Rex on April 1, 2021
One survivor who got her vaccine, Eva Rose, 96, said the last year has been “lousy,” but added: “I am still here, thank God.” Source: New York Times
Attack on Asian Woman in Midtown Prompts Another Hate Crime Investigation
By Gotham Rex on March 30, 2021
The New York Police Department’s hate crimes task force said it was searching for a man who kicked a 65-year-old woman, stomped on her and made anti-Asian statements toward her on a sidewalk. Source: New York Times
A Pandemic St. Patrick’s Day Parade
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2021
This year’s event will be small, but it will happen, carrying on a 250-year tradition. Source: New York Times
Police Officer Is Shot While Responding to Armed Confrontation in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on March 8, 2021
The officer was in stable condition after being struck in the chest by a shot that hit his bulletproof vest, the authorities said. Source: New York Times
Jacob Daskal, Founder of Brooklyn Safety Patrol, Is Charged With Sexually Abusing a Teen
By Gotham Rex on March 4, 2021
Jacob Daskal, who founded the ultra-Orthodox patrol, groomed a 15-year-old girl for sex and abused her in New York and Chicago, federal prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
A New Coronavirus Variant Is Spreading in New York, Researchers Report
By Gotham Rex on February 24, 2021
The variant contains a mutation thought to help the virus dodge the immune system, scientists said. Source: New York Times
Covid-19 Slammed Her Neighborhood. She Can't Find Her Father a Vaccine.
By Gotham Rex on February 22, 2021
Logistical hurdles, fear and misinformation are threatening to leave some of the city’s immigrant communities behind as the vaccine rollout ramps up. Source: New York Times
New York’s Pop-Up Concerts Kick Off With Jazz at a Vaccination Site
By Gotham Rex on February 21, 2021
The musician Jon Batiste led a band through the Javits Center to begin half a year of unannounced performances throughout the state. Source: New York Times
Pigeon Guys Face Tough Times: ‘Who Has the Money? Who Has the Roof?’
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2021
As New York’s working-class neighborhoods shrink, so does the space for keeping pigeons. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Restaurant Fires Waitress Who Wouldn’t Get Covid-19 Vaccine
By Gotham Rex on February 17, 2021
Bonnie Jacobson, 34, said she was not necessarily opposed to getting vaccinated, but wanted to study the potential effect on fertility first. Source: New York Times