Dorinda Medley has chosen to ‘lean into’ Covid fears and enjoy the city’s museums, parks, restaurants and shops. Source: New York Times
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With R. Kelly on Trial, What Has Become of His Music?
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2021
The R&B superstar may have experienced a “social death,” with his music largely disappearing in public. But streaming data tells a more complicated story. Source: New York Times
Ankara Print Dresses? These Aren’t Shakespeare’s ‘Merry Wives.’
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2021
Shakespeare in the Park is back, and Dede Ayite’s West African-influenced costume designs are just as lively as Jocelyn Bioh’s adaptation. Source: New York Times
How a Babka Baron Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2021
Josh Russ Tupper checks in on the family business, Russ & Daughters. Then, it’s time for drinks and games with friends. Source: New York Times
Catching Up With One of the First Covid Patients to Be Put on a Ventilator
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2021
When he was admitted to the hospital, David Lat was one of a dozen New Yorkers there with Covid. When he finally left, the city was on lockdown. He’s made some changes since then. Source: New York Times
Bobby Shmurda’s New Lust for Life
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2021
The Brooklyn rapper, fresh off nearly seven years in prison on gang conspiracy charges, is plotting his dance-heavy comeback — slowly. Source: New York Times
Cuomo's Resignation Speech Makes Play to Preserve His Legacy
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2021
In his resignation speech, Gov. Andrew Cuomo expressed regrets but also emphasized his achievements during three terms leading New York State. Source: New York Times
How the Owner of a 24/7 Diner Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on August 8, 2021
Irene Siderakis feeds New Yorkers all day at work, then comes home and provides dinner for her four adolescent sons. Source: New York Times
‘Ugh’: Life at Andrew Cuomo’s Hometown Newspaper
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2021
The Times Union’s strait-laced, minimal-schmooze, no off-the-record principles put it on a collision course with the notoriously press-controlling governor of New York. Source: New York Times
Her Latest Trick: Finding an Affordable One-Bedroom in Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2021
After a year in New Jersey, a fashion designer who moonlights as a magician discovered to her surprise that she could afford to move back to the city. Source: New York Times
How a Rockaways Locations Rep Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2021
If Claudia Bloom is not surfing or swimming in the ocean, she’s walking or biking down the boardwalk to find friends, yoga, tacos or music. Source: New York Times
Keith McNally Stirs the Pot
By Gotham Rex on July 17, 2021
For decades the powerful restaurateur knew exactly how to keep people coming back to his downtown spots. Has he figured out a new formula? Source: New York Times
Katie Kitamura and the Cognitive Dissonance of Being Alive Right Now
By Gotham Rex on July 11, 2021
Her new novel, “Intimacies,” introduces readers to the perceptive, digressive mind of an interpreter at The Hague who is dealing with loss, an uncertain relationship and an insecure world. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Has Plans for New York, Beyond Public Safety
By Gotham Rex on July 10, 2021
Mr. Adams, the Democratic mayoral nominee, has stances on policing, transportation and education that suggest a shift from Mayor Bill de Blasio. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams, Once a Political Outsider, Conquers the Inside Game
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2021
Mr. Adams won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City by portraying himself as a working-class politician who understood the concerns of average New Yorkers. Source: New York Times