Moose died after being beaten by a stranger in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. An article about the incident generated intense response. Source: New York Times
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Could Micron Help Reinvent Upstate New York?
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2022
A planned semiconductor factory near Syracuse has the potential to bring prosperity back to the region. Source: New York Times
How to Honor a New Yorker? Name a Street After Them.
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2022
Jim Houghton Way, near the Signature Theater on West 42nd Street, is the latest in roughly 2,000 “co-namings” of city streets. Source: New York Times
Spider-Man Swoops Onto Public Library Cards
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2022
150,000 limited-edition cards will feature the Marvel icon, in a move by the New York Public Library to draw in teenage readers. Source: New York Times
The Challenges of Living in New York City’s Oldest Private Dwelling
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2022
Marion Duckworth Smith looks after the 17th-century Lent-Riker-Smith Homestead by herself. It’s not like living in a co-op. Source: New York Times
Crisis in Iran Inspires a Cartoonist in New York
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2022
Nasrin Sheykhi drew a powerful caricature after the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police. Source: New York Times
‘Good Businessman and Terrible Criminal’ Seeks Pot License
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2022
New York State is giving preference to those who have served time for marijuana offenses as it issues dispensary licenses. Source: New York Times
They Pay $500 a Month for a Loft in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2022
A lucky couple lives on the top floor of a building that was once a potato chip factory. Source: New York Times
Why the Shelter System Is Struggling to Cope
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2022
The flood of migrants is putting strain on the system, but so is the increasing difficulty of finding housing for shelter residents. Source: New York Times
Staying Up Late to Find Out Why New York No Longer Does
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2022
More bars and restaurants are closing their doors at earlier hours, and more New Yorkers are grabbing dinner earlier in the evening. One of our reporters set off to find out why. Source: New York Times
162,000 Signs That New York Is Struggling to Bounce Back
By Gotham Rex on September 19, 2022
The city is having a hard time regaining jobs lost during the pandemic, partly because of its reliance on tourism and office workers. Source: New York Times
Re-enactors Worry About Bringing Their Muskets to ‘Wars’
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2022
A new state law banning guns in certain public places concerns those who like to commemorate famous battles of the past. Source: New York Times
A Closer Look at The Times’s Report on Hasidic Schools
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2022
Our reporters did hundreds of interviews and read thousands of pages of documents to investigate the shortcomings of secular education in yeshivas. Source: New York Times
For the Very Rich, $3,200 a Night is a ‘Prototypical’ New York Experience
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2022
Life in a hotel for the $30,000-a-day crowd. Also, ex-Gov. Cuomo continues his campaign against harassment charges. Source: New York Times
Columbia Loses A-Plus Status in U.S. News Rankings
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2022
The university plunged from No. 2 to No. 18 in the popular list, which many experts call into question. Source: New York Times