The meetings began in 1943 in a German enclave in Manhattan. When the last member to experience life under Hitler died, the original purpose was gone. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Manhattan (NYC)”
How Skating at Rockefeller Center Became New York’s Most Iconic Christmas Tradition
By Gotham Rex on December 20, 2025
For 90 years, nothing has marked the holiday season in the city quite like taking a spin (or a tumble) on the rink. Source: New York Times
At a Dark Moment, Jews in New York Celebrate the Festival of Lights
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2025
After the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, Jewish New Yorkers said they felt the need to stand up for their community. Source: New York Times
Robert B. Fiske Jr., First to Lead Whitewater Investigation, Dies at 94
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2025
He had overseen high-profile cases as a private lawyer and a U.S. attorney in New York when he was named to examine the role of Bill and Hillary Clinton in a failed development venture. Source: New York Times
‘I Knew It Was Him’: Officer Recalls Confronting Mangione at McDonald’s
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2025
A Pennsylvania patrolman said a superior had offered him a hoagie if he responded to a call at a local McDonald’s. The officer recognized the suspect and then played for time. Source: New York Times
At Mangione’s Hearing, Giddy Fans Whisper and Prison Guards Testify
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2025
Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing a health insurance executive in Manhattan, are asking a judge to throw out materials gathered when he was arrested in Pennsylvania. Source: New York Times
How Taylor Rooks Spends a Day Staying Fit and Finding Herself
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2025
Ms. Rooks, a sports journalist, starts her day with matcha and ends with W.W.E. In between? A little glam and fitness. Source: New York Times
David Lerner, a Mr. Fix-it of Apple Computers, Dies at 72
By Gotham Rex on November 26, 2025
He and a partner founded Tekserve, a Manhattan emergency room for frozen hard drives, keyboards, screens and their confounded owners. Source: New York Times
Epstein Emails Reveal a Lost New York
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2025
The disgraced financier’s recently released documents are steeped in a clubby world that is all but gone. Source: New York Times
US Attorney Jay Clayton Under Pressure After Order to Investigate Democrats
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2025
Jay Clayton, who heads the Southern District of New York, has so far managed to keep clear of President Trump’s most politically charged directives. Now, come the hard choices. Source: New York Times
ICE Scouted Site to Hold Immigrant Detainees in New York City
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2025
Federal officials explored the possibility of using a Coast Guard facility on Staten Island. The effort appears to be part of a plan to expand President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Source: New York Times
A Flat $40 Train Ticket From NYC to Albany? It’s Happening Next Year.
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2025
For the first time, Metro-North will run trains past Poughkeepsie through the Hudson Valley to Albany. Some Amtrak service will also be restored. Source: New York Times
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Trans Activist Who Saw It All, Dies
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2025
She spat in a policeman’s face at the Stonewall Riot, ran a nursing service during the AIDS crisis and boycotted Pride parades when they welcomed corporations. Source: New York Times
Manuel Trujillo, Who Helped New Yorkers Heal After 9/11, Dies at 80
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2025
As Bellevue Hospital’s director of psychiatry, he guided rescue workers and grieving families through trauma when terrorists attacked in 2001. Source: New York Times
NYC Halts Midtown Bus Lane Plan Following White House Threats
By Gotham Rex on October 17, 2025
Federal authorities ordered a halt to yet another transit project in New York City, this time a plan to add bus lanes along 34th Street in Manhattan, after the Trump administration threatened to withhold funding. Source: New York Times