Richard Rojas, a Navy veteran, spiraled after he was discharged. Prosecutors said he was culpable, but failed to sway jurors in the 2017 attack that left one dead and injured nearly two dozen. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Midtown Area (Manhattan, NY)”
Chair Stalking Returns to Bryant Park as Midtown Begins to Perk Up
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2022
Despite the patchy way in which workers are going back to their offices, the heart of New York City is starting to resemble itself in some ways. Source: New York Times
Looking Back at the Pay Phone’s New York Heyday
By Gotham Rex on May 27, 2022
We scoured the New York Times photo archive for the humble yet ubiquitous pay phone. Source: New York Times
How Jane Lynch, Actress, Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on May 13, 2022
What gets the comedic performer through her Broadway shows? Chocolate and peanut butter, for one thing. Source: New York Times
Taxpayers May Foot Bill for Penn Station Revitalization, Report Says
By Gotham Rex on May 9, 2022
New York State wants to rebuild the transit hub in Midtown Manhattan and pay for the improvements through a larger real estate development. Source: New York Times
Kidd Creole, Member of Pioneering Rap Group, Is Convicted in 2017 Killing
By Gotham Rex on April 6, 2022
The founding member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, whose real name is Nathaniel Glover, was convicted of manslaughter in the death of a homeless man. Source: New York Times
Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst Dies at 30
By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2022
Ms. Kryst, who was also a correspondent for the television show “Extra,” was found dead on Sunday in New York. Source: New York Times
Sardi’s Is Back After 648 Days, Its Fortunes Tied to Broadway
By Gotham Rex on December 25, 2021
The caricatures are back up. But many shows are canceling performances just as Sardi’s reopens, a hurdle for a restaurant catering to the theater crowd. Source: New York Times
Young New Yorkers Discover Manhattan's Classic Cocktail Bars
By Gotham Rex on November 26, 2021
Bemelmans Bar now has bouncers. And at the Rainbow Room, a post-punk after party. Source: New York Times
From Graffiti in the Shadows to Designing an Observation Deck in the Clouds
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2021
There’s a new way to take in the skyline. For Kenzo Digital, a lifelong New Yorker who designed its dreamlike interior, the city was his muse. Source: New York Times
Retailers Rethink Pandemic-Battered Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2021
Starbucks has closed more than 40 stores, while adding mobile-order pickup counters in others. Other chains like Sonic are taking advantage of vacancies to establish themselves in New York. Source: New York Times
Curtains Up! How Broadway Is Coming Back From Its Longest Shutdown.
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2021
Determined to reopen, crews are dusting off spotlights, dancers are relearning steps, and everyone is testing, testing, testing as theater seeks to rebound from the devastating pandemic. Source: New York Times
Moving to the Theater District and Finding His Community
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2021
A musical theater educator and audition coach discovers how great it can be to live across the street from “Wicked.” Source: New York Times
A New Food Hall for Midtown
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2021
The Hugh, with a generous central seating area rimmed with trees, will have 17 restaurants, bars and food retailers. Source: New York Times
Delta Variant Casts a Shadow Over Midtown Manhattan’s Shaky Recovery
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2021
Signs of life have emerged as restaurants and stores reopen, but trouble looms as a rise in coronavirus cases delays some returns to the office. Source: New York Times