An art collector and the institution’s longest-serving board member, she was also a pioneering Black woman in the corporate world. Source: New York Times
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Paul Herman, Mainstay of Gangster Movies, Is Dead at 76
By Gotham Rex on March 31, 2022
Over a four-decade career, he was perhaps best known for his role on “The Sopranos.” But he also had dozens of film credits, including “Goodfellas” and “The Irishman.” Source: New York Times
Ashton Hawkins, Manager of the Rich and Powerful at the Met Museum, Dies at 84
By Gotham Rex on March 30, 2022
A top executive, he cultivated donors, then used his legal acumen to arrange their multimillion-dollar gifts of money and art. Source: New York Times
Lee E. Koppelman, Trailblazing Long Island Planner, Dies at 94
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2022
He was a pioneer in grappling with suburban sprawl and preserving open spaces, helping to shape the region. Source: New York Times
Julian Heicklen, Cantankerous Civil Liberties Advocate, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on March 20, 2022
A retired chemistry professor, he staged weekly protests in front of a Manhattan courthouse, angering prosecutors, who tried to send him to prison. Source: New York Times
Jack Willis, TV Producer and Empathetic Filmmaker, Dies at 87
By Gotham Rex on March 18, 2022
A survivor of a crippling accident, his documentaries and news coverage for public television focused on poverty, race and other social issues. Source: New York Times
At Di Fara Pizza, Domenico DeMarco Defined the New York Slice
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2022
Domenico DeMarco, who founded Di Fara Pizza in 1965, has died. He was a link between the cooking of Southern Italy and the city’s corner-slice culture. Source: New York Times
Barrie R. Cassileth, Who Transformed Cancer Care, Dies at 83
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2022
By advocating for acupuncture and other treatments, she helped countless patients weather the pain of chemotherapy and radiation. Source: New York Times
Hiram Maristany, ‘People’s Photographer’ of Spanish Harlem, Dies at 76
By Gotham Rex on March 16, 2022
He sought to depict his community “from the inside out” and to challenge negative images of Puerto Ricans in New York. Source: New York Times
Bernard W. Nussbaum, Clinton Counsel and Defender, Dies at 84
By Gotham Rex on March 15, 2022
The president’s first White House lawyer, Mr. Nussbaum had a turbulent 14 months in the job weathering a rash of controversies. Source: New York Times
Thomas Demakos, Judge in Howard Beach Murder Case, Dies at 98
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
In a notorious 1987 trial over the death of a Black man in New York City, he ruled that defense lawyers could not exclude potential jurors on the basis of race. Source: New York Times
Rusty Mae Moore, Transgender Educator and Activist, Dies at 80
By Gotham Rex on March 11, 2022
Ms. Moore, a business professor, sheltered numerous people, including the activist Sylvia Rivera, in her Park Slope home, which came to be known as Transy House. Source: New York Times
Nelson W. Aldrich Jr., Dissector of Old Money, Dies at 86
By Gotham Rex on March 10, 2022
In books and articles, he unsparingly scrutinized an American aristocracy that he knew intimately. Source: New York Times
Charles E. Entenmann, Last of a Storied Baking Family, Dies at 92
By Gotham Rex on March 9, 2022
Working with his brothers and their mother, he helped turn the company that bore their name into a nationally known symbol of sweetness. Source: New York Times
Fred Ferretti, Reporter Turned Writer on Food, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on March 9, 2022
He covered every aspect of dining for The Times from 1969 to 1986 and then became a columnist for Gourmet magazine. Source: New York Times