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
Posts published in “Midtown Area (Manhattan, NY)”
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
Homeless People Are Moved From Midtown Hotels Back to Shelters
By Gotham Rex on July 26, 2021
Many homeless people who had been living in New York City hotels were frustrated and confused as they were loaded onto buses and taken to group shelters. Source: New York Times
‘Game Over’: Food Carts Adjust to a Changed City
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2021
For thousands of food truck operators and cart vendors in New York, the ability to make meaningful profits depends on large numbers of workers returning to the office. Source: New York Times
How Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Made an Old Bookstore New
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2021
The century-old Drama Book Shop in Manhattan struggled for years. Then “Hamilton” happened. Source: New York Times
A New Champion of Short Ribs in Koreatown
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2021
Yoon Haeundae Galbi traces its method for making the cut tender back to a restaurant founded in Busan in 1964. Source: New York Times
Dozens Arrested in Times Square After Israeli-Palestinian Protests
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2021
At least 27 people were arrested after demonstrations in Times Square and the Diamond District in Midtown Manhattan. Several lawmakers have denounced the clashes. Source: New York Times