Not exactly a death sentence for the Trump Organization, but certainly an embarrassment. Also, a Manhattan dog that braved the Hudson for a trip to New Jersey. Source: New York Times
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Why the Owners of the Nets Are Funding Tech Start-ups
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2022
BX-XL was set up to provide funding to entrepreneurs in Brooklyn from diverse backgrounds. Source: New York Times
Edward Hopper’s New York, as It Looks Today
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
A web-based map from the Whitney Museum lets viewers see the modern-day appearances of the places Hopper painted. Source: New York Times
New York’s Dilemma: Who Should Be Hospitalized Against Their Will?
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2022
Mayor Adams’s directive to remove people with mental illness from the streets raises a host of questions. Source: New York Times
The Scooter Battery Peril Worries the Fire Department
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2022
Lithium-ion battery fires are surging in the city, but the use of the power packs is difficult to regulate, officials say. Source: New York Times
Mayor Adams Goes on a Trip
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2022
He likes to travel, and his latest jaunt takes him to Athens for a conference on antisemitism and to Qatar for the World Cup. Back home in Queens a long-abandoned rail line may become a park. Source: New York Times
The Elusive Dream of Owning a Home in New York City
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2022
For many middle- and working-class New Yorkers, it’s an even more distant possibility than it used to be. Source: New York Times
Legal Retail Marijuana Is Just Around the Corner
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2022
With 28 licenses having been awarded, shops are expected to open by the end of the year. Source: New York Times
Up for Auction: Nike Air Force Ones Signed by Ice-T
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2022
A sale of gifts to New York City mayors also features a Louis Vuitton soccer ball that was given to Rudolph Giuliani. Source: New York Times
Why It Was Easier to Curb Monkeypox Than Covid
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2022
The city has pulled back its monkeypox vaccination vans as the number of cases dropped sharply. Source: New York Times
A $52 Million Gift Will Allow Hunter College to Educate More Nurses
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
Leonard Lauder, the chairman emeritus of Estée Lauder, is donating the money in honor of his late wife, Evelyn, a Hunter graduate. Source: New York Times
Time to Raise New York City’s Trailing Minimum Wage?
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2022
New York’s minimum wage has fallen behind that of other cities, making the city even more unaffordable for low-paid workers. Also, a new soccer stadium may be going up in Queens. Source: New York Times
The City Charter Has a New Preamble to Promote Equity
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
A ballot measure that New Yorkers approved on Election Day allowed for the preamble, which is 11 times longer than the one to the U.S. Constitution. Source: New York Times
Why a Barber’s Chair Will Sit in the Museum of Broadway
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2022
The chair was a spare for the use of Al Hirschfeld, a celebrated theatrical caricaturist. Source: New York Times
On Veterans Day, Memories of Driving a Sherman Tank
By Gotham Rex on November 11, 2022
A Long Island man, now 99, was part of a tank crew that drove across France after D-Day. “War is hell,” he told his family. Source: New York Times