He successfully represented the Black Panthers, environmentalists who accused the government of conspiracy and Attica prison inmates. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Deaths (Obituaries)”
Alice von Hildebrand, Conservative Catholic Philosopher, Dies at 98
By Gotham Rex on March 5, 2022
She was critical of abortion rights and gay rights, and called on women to change the world by embracing what she called feminine virtues. Source: New York Times
Connie Hogarth, Relentless Social Activist, Dies at 95
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2022
As leader of a group in Westchester County, N.Y., she was arrested more than 20 times for local and national protests, including ones against nuclear power plants. Source: New York Times
Michele McNally, Who Elevated Times Photography, Dies at 66
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2022
The paper won six Pulitzer Prizes for photography during her tenure as its director of photography and a trailblazing member of the newsroom’s top management. Source: New York Times
Dennison Young, Inseparable Aide to Giuliani, Dies at 78
By Gotham Rex on February 22, 2022
He was a calm, deliberate and thoughtful lifelong confidant, presenting an odd-couple contrast with the voluble, impulsive, sometimes operatic former mayor. Source: New York Times
Paul Willen, Architect of Manhattan’s Waterfront, Dies at 93
By Gotham Rex on February 21, 2022
His plan for a former rail yard became the template for a neighborhood created by a coalition of civic groups and a brash developer named Donald Trump. Source: New York Times
Rabbi Simcha Krauss, Advocate for Women’s Rights, Dies at 84
By Gotham Rex on February 14, 2022
He drew criticism for his efforts to liberate Orthodox women from recalcitrant husbands who refused to grant a religious divorce. But he stood his ground. Source: New York Times
Stephanie Selby, Ballerina Who Inspired Many, Dies at 57
By Gotham Rex on February 12, 2022
A 1976 book of photographs and text traced her year at the School of American Ballet and made her famous. But a darker story lay underneath. Source: New York Times
Julie Saul, Effervescent Manhattan Gallerist, Is Dead at 67
By Gotham Rex on February 12, 2022
She promoted photographers like Sally Gall and Arne Svenson, and she later broadened her gallery’s scope to include multimedia artists like Maira Kalman and Roz Chast. Source: New York Times
Gloria Rojas, Trailblazing Latina Broadcaster, Dies at 82
By Gotham Rex on February 11, 2022
“I remember thinking,” she once said, “that if they hire another Hispanic, they’ll have to let me go, since who needs two?” She helped change that. Source: New York Times
Arnie Kantrowitz, Pioneer of Gay Liberation, Dies at 81
By Gotham Rex on February 3, 2022
A professor, author and activist, he fought against discrimination because of sexual orientation and for fairness from the media. Source: New York Times
Robin Herman, Who Pried Open Doors in the N.H.L., Dies at 70
By Gotham Rex on February 2, 2022
When hockey teams barred female reporters from men’s locker rooms, she pushed back, breaking through a barrier and campaigning successfully for equal access for women. Source: New York Times
Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst Dies at 30
By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2022
Ms. Kryst, who was also a correspondent for the television show “Extra,” was found dead on Sunday in New York. Source: New York Times
Tito Matos, Virtuoso of a Puerto Rican Sound, Dies at 53
By Gotham Rex on January 29, 2022
A lifelong champion of the plena genre, he helped rejuvenate it for a new generation both in Puerto Rico and in New York. Source: New York Times
Lucy Rowan Mann, Doyenne of a Prime Classical Music Prize, Dies at 100
By Gotham Rex on January 27, 2022
With her husband, the violinist Robert Mann, she mentored young classical musicians and administered the Naumburg Foundation’s storied annual awards. Source: New York Times