Quemuel Arroyo, the New York transit system’s chief accessibility officer, has used a wheelchair for half his life. He understands how difficult it is to navigate the subway. Source: New York Times
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Eric Adams Swaggered Into City Hall, and Now He’s Swaggering Out
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2025
Interviewed as he prepares to leave office, Mayor Eric Adams said that he hadn’t gotten the credit he deserved and that certain forces had always been arrayed against him. Source: New York Times
Who is Andrew Farkas, Who Owned a Marina With Jeffrey Epstein?
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2025
The billionaire real estate developer’s relationship with Mr. Epstein is in the spotlight, with the release of emails and images of Mr. Epstein’s private home in the Caribbean. Source: New York Times
How Taylor Rooks Spends a Day Staying Fit and Finding Herself
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2025
Ms. Rooks, a sports journalist, starts her day with matcha and ends with W.W.E. In between? A little glam and fitness. Source: New York Times
At New York City Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker,’ Bring on Fritz and Brat Winter
By Gotham Rex on November 27, 2025
At New York City Ballet, two boys from the School of American Ballet get to play a coveted role: Fritz, a terror of a little brother. Source: New York Times
Nydia Velázquez, a New York Trailblazer in Congress, to Retire Next Year
By Gotham Rex on November 20, 2025
Ms. Velázquez, 72, a 16-term congresswoman, said it was time for a new generation of Democrats to step forward. Source: New York Times
Seneca Soldier and Statesman Can Finally Add Lawyer to His Legacy
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2025
Ely Samuel Parker, a Native American who served as an aide to Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, was kept from practicing law during his lifetime. Source: New York Times
How Tish and Snooky Bellomo, the Manic Panic Sisters, Spend a Day Rocking Out
By Gotham Rex on November 8, 2025
Tish and Snooky Bellomo are still creating wild hair dye colors for the brand, which took off in the 1980s. But they also make time for harp lessons, Italian dinners and the sauna. Source: New York Times
Arian Moayed Would Rather Be Backstage
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2025
It is “the actual reason all of us crazy folks go back to the theater,” said the actor, who has joined the Season 2 cast of “Nobody Wants This.” Source: New York Times
How an Elite Public High School Set Mamdani on the Path to Politics
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2025
Zohran Mamdani’s time at the Bronx High School of Science expanded and helped shape his views of New York, from the cricket pitch to politics. Source: New York Times
How Anjula Acharia, Host of a Diwali Ball, Spends a Day Getting Ready to Party
By Gotham Rex on October 11, 2025
Anjula Acharia, who hosts the “All That Glitters” ball, has chai with her fiancé before a day full of hairstyling, makeup and diamonds. 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 Suzette Noble, a LaGuardia Airport CEO, Spends Her Day
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2025
Suzette Noble wakes up to the sound of airplanes taking off, then makes time for her children and cheesecake as she strolls around the airport all day. Source: New York Times
She Loved Eric Adams. She Kept It a Secret. Now She’s Talking.
By Gotham Rex on October 1, 2025
Jasmine Ray, who served at City Hall in a $160,000-a-year job, had an undisclosed romance with Eric Adams years before he became mayor. In her memoir, she describes their relationship. Source: New York Times
What Eric Adams Has Said as an Outspoken Mayor of New York City
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2025
At an afternoon news conference or a late-night talk show, it has been almost impossible to predict what New York City’s mayor might say next. Source: New York Times