A love of sports and hometown heroes unites friends who met at a Queens hotel that houses migrants who have arrived in the city in recent months. Source: New York Times
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Dutch Kills, Queens: Low-Key and Low-Slung, but Not for Much Longer
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2022
Sandwiched between Astoria and Long Island City — and often overlooked because of it — this formerly sleepy industrial area is looking at big changes. Source: New York Times
2 N.Y.P.D. Officers Placed on Desk Duty After Fatal Crash in Queens
By Gotham Rex on August 21, 2022
The police are investigating the officers’ role in a crash that killed two men who were riding an illegal ATV amid a crackdown on such vehicles. Source: New York Times
How, Nozomu Abe, Sushi Chef, Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2022
After a morning swim, Nozomu Abe starts menu planning and negotiating with his fish broker. Source: New York Times
Colin Powell, The Soldier From the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2021
Colin Powell, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, secretary of state and national security adviser, died on Monday. Source: New York Times
Long Island City is Home to N.Y.C's Growing Asian Population
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2021
In a corner of Queens, a fivefold increase in Asian residents since 2010 is transforming the area’s restaurants, housing and politics. Source: New York Times
Long Island City is Home to N.Y.C's Fastest Growing Asian Population
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2021
In a corner of Queens, a fivefold increase in Asian residents since 2010 is transforming the area’s restaurants, housing and politics. Source: New York Times
Making Art When ‘Lockdown’ Means Prison
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2020
The harshness of life behind bars is designed to crush inmates’ individuality. But a stirring exhibition at MoMA PS1 shows the prison-industrial complex can’t stifle the artistic impulse. Source: New York Times
The Mom and Pop Factory With an Atomic Secret
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2020
Those trays that macarons come in? Plaxall makes them. But since the pandemic, it has pivoted to medical face shields. It’s not the first time the family business has done its patriotic duty. Source: New York Times
What the Coronavirus Has Done to New Development
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2020
The pandemic paused residential construction and stalled sales. Now developers in Long Island City and Greenpoint are scrambling to bounce back. Source: New York Times