For more than 12 years, he oversaw the city’s response to some of its most challenging disasters. He later led New York’s emergency management agency. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Deaths (Obituaries)”
Jack Goldstein, a Savior of Broadway Theaters, Dies at 74
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2023
He helped secure landmark status for more than two dozen theaters in the 1980s, then initiated the design competition that led to a new TKTS booth. Source: New York Times
Richard Severo, Times Reporter in Internal Clash Over Book, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2023
He challenged a company’s prerogative to transfer an employee and a news organization’s ability to assert publishing rights when a reporter’s articles are used for a book. Source: New York Times
Overlooked No More: Audrey Munson, Forgotten but, Living On in Sculptures, Not Gone
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2022
Called “the American Venus,” she was a model immortalized by sculptors, her image remaining visible in monuments across New York City. Source: New York Times
Alice Teirstein, Who Introduced Youths to Dance, Dies at 93
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2022
She taught for decades at the Fieldston School and founded a free summer dance program open to all students in New York. Source: New York Times
Jay Goldberg, Tenacious Lawyer for Celebrities, Dies at 89
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2022
He defended Donald Trump, Sean Combs, Bono, the Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels and mob figures with wit and verve. Source: New York Times
Alain Sailhac, a Celebrity Chef Who Never Sought the Title, Dies at 86
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2022
The mild-mannered, French-born chef cooked for presidents and stars at Le Cirque in New York and earned an early four-star rating at Le Cygne. Source: New York Times
Silver Saundors Friedman, Who Helped Found the Improv, Dies at 89
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2022
She ran the famous New York comedy club with her husband for years as they launched the careers of many comic stars. Source: New York Times
George Newall, a Creator of ‘Schoolhouse Rock,’ Dies at 88
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
He was the last surviving member of the team that produced the educational cartoon for ABC-TV that informed Generation X. Source: New York Times
Don Luce, Activist Who Helped End the Vietnam War, Dies at 88
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2022
His relentless campaign against the war and his exposure of South Vietnam’s “tiger cages” were instrumental in turning the American public and Congress against the war. Source: New York Times
Nick Bollettieri, Nurturer of Tennis Champions, Dies at 91
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
At his training camps, he employed a tough style in developing 10 players who reached the No. 1 world ranking. “He yells at kids, insults them. And they work harder.” Source: New York Times
Allen Kay, 77, Dies; Coined ‘If You See Something, Say Something’
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2022
He created many memorable commercials, including one featuring a monk who works miracles with a Xerox copier. His most notable slogan helped save lives. Source: New York Times
Harriet Bograd, 79, Dies; Mentor to Jewish Communities Around the World
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2022
She helped Jews in Africa and elsewhere feel connected to their origins by helping them start businesses and open synagogues and schools. Source: New York Times
Dr. Mitchell Rosenthal, Phoenix House Founder, Dies at 87
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2022
A psychiatrist, he was an early apostle for treating drug and alcohol addiction with group therapy in a residential setting. Source: New York Times
Budd Friedman, Who Built an Empire of Comedy Clubs, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2022
Starting with the original Improv in Midtown Manhattan, he gave Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin and countless other comedians a launching pad to fame. Source: New York Times