The recipe sounds simple: Improve drainage. Use plants, tanks and barriers to slow water. But it takes money and cooperation. Source: New York Times
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Phil Schaap, Grammy-Winning Jazz D.J. and Historian, Dies at 70
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2021
His radio programs, most notably on Columbia University’s WKCR, were full of minutiae he had accumulated during a lifetime immersed in the genre. Source: New York Times
This Heroin-Using Professor Wants to Change How We Think About Drugs
By Gotham Rex on April 10, 2021
Prof. Carl Hart saw drugs as destroyers of communities. Then he saw the positive side. “We have miseducated the public,” he said. Source: New York Times
At Elite Medical Centers, Even Workers Who Don’t Qualify Are Vaccinated
By Gotham Rex on January 10, 2021
Administrators and young graduate students have been inoculated at leading research hospitals, contrary to state and federal guidelines. Source: New York Times
L.G.B.T.Q. Youths Struggle More in Foster Care in N.Y.C., Survey Finds
By Gotham Rex on November 11, 2020
Over a third of young people in foster care in New York City identify as L.G.B.T.Q. and are struggling to find the support they need, according to a new survey. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Marks 9/11 at a Time of Harrowing Loss
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2020
As they memorialize a past tragedy, New Yorkers face another profound and deadly crisis that is not yet over. Source: New York Times
Myriam Sarachik Never Gave Up on Physics
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2020
The New York-based scientist overcame sexism and personal tragedy to make major contributions to the field, for which she received recognition this year. Source: New York Times
After 90 Years, Columbia Takes Slave Owner’s Name Off a Dorm
By Gotham Rex on August 29, 2020
Samuel Bard was George Washington’s doctor and delivered Alexander Hamilton’s first son. He was also a “pretty significant slave owner.” Source: New York Times
‘It’s the Death Towers’: How the Bronx Became New York’s Virus Hot Spot
By Gotham Rex on May 26, 2020
The borough has the city’s highest rates of virus cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Could more have been done? Source: New York Times
Elizabeth Lederer, Prosecutor of Central Park Five, Resigns From Columbia Law
By Gotham Rex on June 13, 2019
The fallout from the Netflix miniseries about the Central Park Five case, When They See Us, continues to pile up. Prosecutor Elizabeth Lederer won’t be returning as a part-time lecturer at Columbia Law School after students demanded the university cut…
Residents Had Pushed for Safety Measures for Years Before Deadly Crash On Claremont Avenue; ‘An Accident Waiting to Happen’
By Gotham Rex on March 6, 2019
Residents Had Pushed for Safety Measures for Years Before Deadly Crash On Claremont Avenue; ‘An Accident Waiting to Happen’ For years before Columbia University Dean Peter Awn was hit by a vehicle at 116th Street and Claremont Avenue in January,…
MORNING BULLETIN: CONTROVERSIAL COLUMBIA SPEAKERS, GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2017
MORNING BULLETIN: CONTROVERSIAL COLUMBIA SPEAKERS, GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL September 11, 2017 Weather: Cloudy with a high of 80 degrees.