Architect, author, Yale academic and City Hall official, he directed the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site and helped plan a New York City Olympics. Source: New York Times
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Nai-Ni Chen, Whose Dances Merged East and West, Dies at 62
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2021
Ms. Chen, who founded the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company in 1988, died while swimming in Hawaii, where she was vacationing. Source: New York Times
Mikio Shinagawa, Who Ran a Fashionable SoHo Haunt, Dies at 66
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2021
His earthy Japanese restaurant, Omen, became a downtown canteen for well-known patrons like Patti Smith, Yoko Ono and Richard Gere. Source: New York Times
Margaret Giannini, Champion of People With Disabilities, Dies at 100
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2021
After meeting the parents of children with a range of disabilities, she decided almost on the spot to start a clinic to treat such children exclusively. Source: New York Times
Rev. C. Herbert Oliver, Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 96
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2021
He helped focus the nation on bombings and police abuse in Alabama in the 1960s and, later, on problems with the education of Black students in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
Ernesta Procope, Pioneering Black Insurance Broker, Dies at 98
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2021
She broke ground in the business as a woman, too, and also in transplanting her firm from Brooklyn to Wall Street. Source: New York Times
Ralph E. Ablon, Pioneer of Corporate Conglomerates, Dies at 105
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2021
After expanding a family scrap metal business into a hodgepodge of some 55 companies, he then successfully focused on the service economy. Source: New York Times
Joanne Shenandoah, Leading Native American Musician, Dies at 64
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2021
Ms. Shenandoah was considered the matriarch of Indigenous music for revolutionizing its sound. She won a Grammy Award for her contributions to a 2005 album. Source: New York Times
Adolfo, Designer Who Dressed Nancy Reagan, Dies at 98
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2021
Adolfo, who began as a milliner and took inspiration from Chanel, was also a favorite of New York society women. Source: New York Times
Sylvia Weinstock, the ‘da Vinci of Wedding Cakes,’ Dies at 91
By Gotham Rex on November 28, 2021
She produced floral-draped architectural works in the shape of rose-studded topiaries, baskets of speckled lilies and bouquets of anemones. Source: New York Times
Peter Buck, Co-Founder of the Subway Sandwich Chain, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2021
The $1,000 loan he gave to a friend’s son was used to start a single sandwich shop. That shop grew into the world’s biggest fast-food chain. Source: New York Times
Rev. W. Sterling Cary, Pioneering Black Churchman, Dies at 94
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2021
He embraced what became known as Black liberation theology and, in 1972, became the first Black leader of the National Council of Churches. Source: New York Times
Overlooked No More: Ruth Polsky, Who Shaped New York’s Music Scene
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
She booked concerts at influential nightclubs in the 1980s, bringing exposure to up-and-coming artists like the Smiths and New Order. Source: New York Times
Bettina Grossman, an Artistic Fixture at the Chelsea Hotel, Dies at 94
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2021
Her apartment was so crowded with her artwork that she slept in the hallway. But she did not become widely known until near the end of her life. Source: New York Times
Steven Mark Klein, Fashion Archivist and Gadfly, Dies at 70
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2021
His collection of fashion ephemera now fills a museum, but he also chastised the industry, all while making a name as a brand adviser to hotels and restaurants. Source: New York Times