Mayor Eric Adams’s administration is designating the garden as parkland, which could stymie Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in his vow to revive the fight to put affordable housing there. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Elderly”
Woman, 95, Charged With Killing 89-Year-Old Roommate in Nursing Home
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2025
A witness found the suspect washing her hands in a room spattered with blood in a nursing home in Coney Island, Brooklyn, the authorities said. Source: New York Times
New Covid Booster Shots Cut Risk of Hospitalization by Half, CDC Reports
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2022
The research was conducted in part when older variants of the coronavirus were spreading. Other factors may have influenced the conclusions. Source: New York Times
The Mysterious Patient in Room 23: The Hermit Baroness
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2022
Birgit Thyssen-Bornemisza led a life of eccentric anonymity and shabby gentility. Then her money got cut off. Then she had a stroke. Source: New York Times
Arbitration Has Come to Senior Living. You Don’t Have to Sign Up.
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2022
In the blizzard of paperwork needed to get into a nursing home or assisted living, some residents unwittingly surrender the right to a day in court. Source: New York Times
Paxlovid Cuts Covid Deaths Among Older People, Israeli Study Finds
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2022
Among patients under 65, however, the drug made little difference in hospitalization or death rates. Source: New York Times
New Jersey Republican Stronghold Has State’s Worst Virus Death Rate
By Gotham Rex on April 10, 2022
Ocean County, a predominantly white and middle-class community in central New Jersey, also has low vaccination rates. Source: New York Times
5 Monologues, Each a Showcase for Asian American Actors Over 60
By Gotham Rex on February 16, 2022
“Out of Time” at the Public Theater is intended to showcase the talents of older actors. “People want to dismiss your stories,” the show’s director says. Not here. Source: New York Times
Younger Americans Benefited Less From Booster Shots Than Older People
By Gotham Rex on February 4, 2022
Among those under age 50, vaccination even without a booster protected strongly against hospitalization and death, according to new C.D.C. data. Source: New York Times
Notes From the End of a Very Long Life by New York's Oldest
By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2022
With the death of Ruth Willig at 98, a Times series on a set of the oldest New Yorkers — chronicled over seven years in 21 articles — offers their lessons on living with loss. Source: New York Times
As Omicron Spreads, Some Nursing Homes Struggle to Boost Residents
By Gotham Rex on December 26, 2021
Medical experts say the government should do more to get booster shots into long-term care residents in New York. Source: New York Times
On Rikers Island, A Doctor for Older Detainees
By Gotham Rex on November 12, 2021
Insights from Dr. Rachael Bedard, a jail-based geriatrician. Source: New York Times
Stephen Karpiak, Pathbreaking H.I.V. Researcher, Dies at 74
By Gotham Rex on November 7, 2021
His work helped change people’s attitude toward older people living with the virus that causes AIDS. Source: New York Times
Study of Covid Booster Shot Benefits Fans Debate Over Extra Doses
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2021
Independent experts, including government scientists, were skeptical of the research from Israel, which included limited data over a short period. Source: New York Times
Why Federal Research Bolsters the Case for Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2021
Scientists believe the administration’s new measures may tamp down the pandemic, although the effects will not immediately be obvious. Source: New York Times