Sourland Mountain, a once-isolated region in New Jersey, has long inspired tall tales. Two local women turned “history detectives” have been trying to recover its true story. Source: New York Times
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He Always Wanted to Be a ‘Garbageman.’ Now He’s the Commissioner.
By Gotham Rex on December 19, 2020
Edward Grayson just led New York City’s Sanitation Department in clearing snow from 6,300 miles of streets: no small feat during a pandemic. Source: New York Times
Finding Community Even in a Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2020
A former priest settles in nicely at Stonewall House, an L.G.B.T.Q.-friendly senior housing development in Fort Greene. Source: New York Times
Remembering Miguel Algarín, a Founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2020
A fellow writer recalls Algarín, who once wrote that the poet was “the philosopher of the sugar cane that grows between the cracks of concrete sidewalks.” Source: New York Times
The Empress of East Second Street
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2020
For over 20 years, Beatrice Tosti di Valminuta and her husband, Julio Pena, have turned diners into devotees at their trattoria, Il Posto Accanto. Source: New York Times
At New York’s Nadir, Dinkins Gave the City the ‘Freedom to Imagine’
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2020
An assessment of the former mayor, who died on Monday, reveals how he nourished innovation and laid founding stones for a modern city. Source: New York Times
5 Ways That David Dinkins Shaped New York City
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2020
The former mayor was remembered as a mentor who inspired Black leaders to run for office and began to bring down the crime rate. Source: New York Times
Catch the Vibe: Club Culture Comes to Life at Lincoln Center
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2020
The choreographer Ephrat Asherie unveils her short film “UnderScored,” which pays homage to the history of the underground scene and its veterans. Source: New York Times
Klaudio Rodriguez Named Director for the Bronx Museum of the Arts
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2020
After two stints as de facto director, Klaudio Rodriguez gets the top job, joining a growing group of Latino leaders of art museums. Source: New York Times
A Conductor Becomes a Virtual-Concert Jet-Setter
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2020
Xian Zhang, the New Jersey Symphony’s music director, has been busy even in a time of rampant concert cancellations. Source: New York Times
She’s Moved From the Upper East Side to ‘Cobble Hill’
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2020
Cecily von Ziegesar, the author of “Gossip Girl,” is going for an adult, possibly Brooklyn-based audience in her new novel, but there will still be drama. Source: New York Times
Former Milly Designer Michelle Smith Has a New Line, and a New Life
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2020
With her husband, Michelle Smith built a successful clothing brand on the idea of demure femininity. Then she ripped up her life. Source: New York Times
John Wilson Reveals the Absurd Poetry of New York
By Gotham Rex on October 23, 2020
The filmmaker attracted a cult following with his droll Vimeo shorts shot on the city’s streets. In “How To With John Wilson,” he expands the concept for HBO. Source: New York Times