It was a record-setting day as more than 50,000 athletes packed the streets for the 2025 New York City Marathon. Benson Kipruto and Hellen Obiri triumphed. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Records and Achievements”
A 108-Foot-Tall Cottonwood Thrills the ‘Tree Hunter’
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2022
An upstate arborist found what he believes is the state’s biggest tree in the town of Schaghticoke. He was ecstatic. Source: New York Times
New York Philharmonic Was Once All-Male. Now, Women Outnumber Men.
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2022
The New York Philharmonic, which was an all-male bastion for most of its 180 years of existence, currently has 45 women and 44 men. Source: New York Times
After Win, Hochul Confronts Challenges and Some Second-Guessing
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul managed to repel late momentum by her Republican opponent, Lee Zeldin. Now she must govern over a fractured New York electorate. Source: New York Times