A longtime Democratic leader who was convicted on federal corruption charges, Mr. Silver held sway in New York politics for decades. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Deaths (Obituaries)”
Dennis Smith, Firefighter Who Wrote Best Sellers, Dies at 81
By Gotham Rex on January 23, 2022
“Report from Engine Co. 82” was the first of his 16 books. He also started Firehouse magazine and was the founding chairman of the New York City Fire Museum. Source: New York Times
Harvey G. Stack, Leading Dealer in Rare Coins, Dies at 93
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2022
At the New York firm his father and uncle started in 1933, he was said to have personally conducted more auction sales than anyone else in the industry. Source: New York Times
Andrew Vachss, Children’s Champion in Court and Novels, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on January 16, 2022
In hard-edged fiction and in the real-life courtrooms where he practiced law, he sought to shine a light on child sexual abuse. Source: New York Times
Gerald Stern, a Founding New York Judicial Watchdog, Dies at 86
By Gotham Rex on January 12, 2022
He was the first head of a state commission that investigated misconduct by judges and meted out discipline in nearly 600 cases during his 29-year tenure. Source: New York Times
Michael Lang, a Force Behind the Woodstock Festival, Dies at 77
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2022
He and his partners hoped their weekend of “peace and music” would draw 50,000 attendees. It ended up drawing more than 400,000 — and making history. Source: New York Times
Robert Durst, Real Estate Scion Convicted as a Killer, Dies at 78
By Gotham Rex on January 10, 2022
He was a suspect in three lurid murders and became a fugitive. In September, he was found guilty in the fatal shooting of a confidante and sentenced to life in prison. Source: New York Times
Carl Bennett, Founder of Caldor Discount Stores, Dies at 101
By Gotham Rex on January 10, 2022
He and his wife, Dorothy, turned a walk-up store in Westchester, N.Y., into a 100-outlet behemoth that reached $1 billion in annual sales. Source: New York Times
Dan Reilly, the Original Mr. Met, Is Dead at 83
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2022
For four seasons at Shea Stadium, when the Mets were dreadful but beloved, he donned a giant head and roamed the stands greeting fans as the team’s mascot. Source: New York Times
Ben McFall, ‘the Heart of the Strand,’ Is Dead at 73
By Gotham Rex on December 30, 2021
He was the longest-tenured bookseller in the history of New York’s most storied bookstore, and he perpetuated its bohemian character. Source: New York Times
Deaths in 2021: Headline Names Against the Backdrop of Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on December 30, 2021
Aaron, Sondheim, Dole and Didion. But the loss of Colin Powell from the virus spoke most directly to the moment the world is in. Source: New York Times
Donald H. Elliott, Innovative Urban Planner, Dies at 89
By Gotham Rex on December 27, 2021
He preserved landmarks in New York through creative zoning, involved communities in decision-making and insisted on aesthetic standards for urban design. Source: New York Times
Anne Emerman, Champion of Disability Rights in New York City, Dead at 84
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2021
Insisting that buildings be wheelchair accessible, she never backed down, not even to Mother Teresa. She also founded a musical group called Disabled in Action. Source: New York Times
Darby Penney, Who Crusaded for Better Psychiatric Care, Dies at 68
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2021
She shed light on marginalized people’s lives by examining the contents of suitcases left in the attic of a psychiatric hospital. She went on to become a prominent activist. Source: New York Times
Roman Kaplan, Restaurateur and Host for Soviet Exiles, Dies at 83
By Gotham Rex on December 20, 2021
The Russian Samovar in Manhattan became a hub for artists and writers far from home, drawing eminent regulars like Joseph Brodsky and Mikhail Baryshnikov. Source: New York Times