Mayor Eric Adams’s administration is designating the garden as parkland, which could stymie Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in his vow to revive the fight to put affordable housing there. Source: New York Times
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Mamdani Allies Create a Nonprofit to Push His Affordability Agenda
By Gotham Rex on November 6, 2025
A new group will solicit donations to replicate Zohran Mamdani’s grass-roots army of volunteers and to help build momentum for his proposals. Source: New York Times
Cannabis Taxes Fund First Wave of Grants to Community Groups in New York
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2025
State officials awarded $5 million in grants to 50 nonprofit organizations that provide services to young people in areas that were targeted for marijuana arrests. Source: New York Times
They Were Building a Homeless Shelter. But the Land had a Grim Past.
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2025
The search for a place to build a shelter in Manhattan resurfaced New York’s often overlooked history of slavery. Source: New York Times
A Times Square Hotel Was Set To Become Affordable Housing. Then the Union Stepped In.
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
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
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