An investigation found that Deputy Inspector James F. Kobel had called former President Barack Obama a “Muslim savage” and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s biracial son “a brillohead.” Source: New York Times
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Even in Poorer Neighborhoods, the Wealthy Are Lining Up for Vaccines
By Gotham Rex on February 2, 2021
Officials acknowledge that the coveted shots are disproportionately going to white people and that planners’ efforts to course-correct are having limited effect. Source: New York Times
Missing in School Reopening Plans: Black Families’ Trust
By Gotham Rex on February 1, 2021
Deep-seated mistrust among Black families toward their public school districts is holding back school reopening, even as Black children suffer inordinately from remote learning. Source: New York Times
Black and Latino New Yorkers Trail White Residents in Vaccine Rollout
By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2021
Data showed that while 24% of city residents are Black, only 11% of vaccine recipients were. White New Yorkers received a disproportionate share of the shots. Source: New York Times
He Can’t Carry a Tune, but Chang-rae Lee Has a Song to Sing
By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2021
“My Year Abroad,” his sixth novel, is about letting yourself plunge into the world, even when it hurts. He’s been thinking about that a lot over these past, painful months. Source: New York Times
The Metropolitan Opera Hires Its First Chief Diversity Officer
By Gotham Rex on January 25, 2021
Marcia Sells has been brought on to rethink equity and inclusion at the largest performing arts institution in the United States. Source: New York Times
On King Holiday, New York’s Mayoral Hopefuls Vie for Attention
By Gotham Rex on January 18, 2021
With the Rev. Al Sharpton playing host in Harlem, the crowded field of Democratic candidates tried to sell themselves and inspire a battered city. Source: New York Times
Removing the Name ‘Trump’ Won’t Save a Golf Course in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on January 15, 2021
As New York City moves to void its contracts with Trump Organization properties, one of them stands out as a problem no matter what name is on the sign. Source: New York Times
NYPD Concludes James Kobel Wrote Racist Rants
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2021
The official, James F. Kobel, who will now face a departmental trial, filed for retirement as the inquiry was winding down. Source: New York Times
Miya Ponsetto Faces Charges for Accusing a Black Teen of Stealing Her Phone at a SoHo Hotel
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2021
Miya Ponsetto went “off script” during a disastrous interview with Gayle King, her lawyer said. Source: New York Times
Biden Picks Dr. Nunez-Smith to Lead Health Equity Task Force
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2021
Appointed head of the incoming administration’s task force on health equity, the Yale University scientist “is not sitting in her ivory tower.” Source: New York Times
Preserving New York’s Ties to the Underground Railroad
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2021
Safe houses and other structures used in the fight against slavery were often clandestine, and survivors today can be difficult to document. But there’s a 19th-century house in Washington Heights … Source: New York Times
This Police Union Suspended 8 Members. Seven Are Black.
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2020
The union in a small New Jersey city punished the officers after they expressed support for two chiefs, both of whom are also Black. Source: New York Times
The Surprising Places in NYC Where Trump’s Support Grew
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2020
Joseph R. Biden Jr. won President Trump’s hometown handily. But a deeper look at election data suggests a surge in support for the president in some districts. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. to Change Many Selective Schools to Address Segregation
By Gotham Rex on December 18, 2020
The pandemic prompted the mayor’s most significant action yet on integration: a major shift in how hundreds of schools admit students. Source: New York Times