An influential hotel workers’ union is flexing its power at a key moment in the city’s recovery, affecting major projects from casinos to homeless shelters. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Nonprofit Organizations”
How New York City Became a Free-for-All of Unlicensed Weed
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2022
Shops selling weed have proliferated since the state legalized cannabis last year, thriving in confusion over their legality and a lack of enforcement. Source: New York Times
These 36 Finalists Are Likely to Be New York’s First Marijuana Retailers
By Gotham Rex on November 20, 2022
Cannabis regulators in New York State have said they hope to have the first retail locations for recreational use in operation by the end of the year. Source: New York Times
A Celebrated New York Park Has 526 Acres and a New Boss
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2022
Morgan Monaco is taking over at the Prospect Park Alliance. She’ll have a short commute to work. Source: New York Times
They Wear Leather, Ride Motorcycles. And Protect Children From Abusers.
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2022
A nonprofit on Staten Island offers a nontraditional, “ride-or-die” sphere of protection for vulnerable youth. Source: New York Times
Live Performance Is Back. But Audiences Have Been Slow to Return.
By Gotham Rex on August 21, 2022
Attendance lagged in the comeback season, as the challenges posed by the coronavirus persisted. Presenters hope it was just a blip. Source: New York Times
Barrington Stage Company Names Alan Paul as Artistic Director
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2022
The nonprofit helped make the Berkshires a destination for culture lovers under Julianne Boyd, who is retiring. Source: New York Times
For a Revered Art House Cinema, a Season of Off Screen Turmoil
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2022
The Jacob Burns Film Center in Westchester, a celebrated venue that enjoys backing from cinema’s A-list, has been roiled by the dismissal of one of its original leaders who was accused of bullying behavior. Source: New York Times
Juror’s ‘Political Bias’ Prompts Mistrial in ‘Build the Wall’ Case
By Gotham Rex on June 7, 2022
Eleven other members of the panel complained that the juror had injected party politics into the case, which the U.S. attorney said he planned to retry. Source: New York Times
How the Executive Director of the Queens Botanical Garden Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on April 30, 2022
Evie Hantzopoulos has lived in Astoria since 1999. She is committed to the neighborhood, shopping, socializing and volunteering locally. Source: New York Times
These Artists’ Hunt for Studio Space Ended at the World Trade Center
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2022
Silver Art Projects, in its third year at 4 World Trade Center, is one of the programs that provide emerging New York artists with free studio space. Now it is adding an executive director. Source: New York Times
The Flea Theater, Experimenting Again, Walks a New Tightrope
By Gotham Rex on March 7, 2022
Back from the brink of extinction, the Off Off Broadway fixture is testing a new structure that gives artists the autonomy they demanded. Source: New York Times
Shelter Operator Cited for Nepotism Still Gets Millions in City Funds
By Gotham Rex on February 28, 2022
New York officials found misspending by African American Planning Commission, which runs homeless shelters, but public money continued to flow. Source: New York Times
New Haven's Long Wharf Theater to Become Itinerant
By Gotham Rex on February 23, 2022
Long Wharf Theater, a regional nonprofit on New Haven’s waterfront, is ending a long, bumpy chapter there, hoping to expand access and reduce costs. Source: New York Times
Victor Rivera, N.Y. Shelter Operator, Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scheme
By Gotham Rex on February 7, 2022
Victor Rivera’s guilty plea followed a Times investigation that revealed allegations of sexual abuse and financial misdeeds at his nonprofit organization. Source: New York Times