Through more than two dozen books and two organizations he helped start, he had a profound impact on the intellectual and political life of Jewish congregations in the United States. Source: New York Times
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Appeals Court Weighs Whether Alina Habba Is a Lawful U.S. Attorney
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2025
President Trump installed his former personal lawyer as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. A legal challenge could clarify the limits of his power to keep U.S. attorneys in office without Senate involvement. Source: New York Times
Why Amtrak’s System Keeps Breaking Down: It’s 100 Years Old
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2024
An explosion at a substation in June caused just one in a series of disruptions along the Northeast Corridor this summer. Upgrades would come at enormous cost and take more than a decade. Source: New York Times
Al Primo, Creator of Local TV’s Eyewitness News, Dies at 87
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2022
At stations in Philadelphia and then New York, he relaxed the tone of news delivery, using two anchors, a diverse team of reporters and dollops of banter. Source: New York Times
Across the Pond, Queen Is Mourned by Those Who Were Never Her Subjects
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2022
Americans paid their respects to the only British monarch most can recall, the head of a royal family that continues to be a source of fascination. Source: New York Times
After Years of Sexual Abuse Allegations, How Did This Doctor Keep Working?
By Gotham Rex on October 11, 2021
Hospital staff members looked the other way while Ricardo Cruciani addicted vulnerable women to pain medications and assaulted them, according to a new lawsuit. Source: New York Times
Kati Kariko Helped Shield the World From the Coronavirus
By Gotham Rex on April 8, 2021
Collaborating with devoted colleagues, Dr. Kariko laid the groundwork for the mRNA vaccines turning the tide of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Snow Totals: See How Your City Stacks Up
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2020
Central Park in Manhattan had at least nine inches of snow, and Binghamton in upstate New York recorded more than three feet. Source: New York Times