David Ross Makes Front Page New York Times For Epstein Apology Piece - With New Drone Footage
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Beacon local, but contemporary art work notable, David Ross made the front page of the New York Times on Saturday, March 28th, 2026, after first appearing in their digital story about the article in the newspaper’s Instagram on March 24th. In that article, A Little Beacon Blog was alluded to, but not named, as a source that penetrated him possibly more than the fallout from art world he may be experiencing, after resigning from his position from School of Visual Arts (SVA) in Manhattan.
A Little Beacon Blog had emailed him about his board positions on the local golf course, the 9-hole Southern Dutchess Country Club, as well as his board position on Beacon’s Board of Assessment Review, a property tax board that property owners can appeal to if they feel their properties have been assessed to high, and they want it lowered and them paid a refund.
While David never did respond to those questions, his wife, the former Beacon City Councilmember, Peggy Ross, asked out loud, presumably at their kitchen table or maybe on the phone between them, “What does the golf course have to do with anything?” Her question was printed in the New York Times after David decided to respond to ALBB’s questions in that national newspaper.
Notable in that digital article was the video of David baking muffins in his kitchen, from the POV of the New York Times photographer who was standing outside in the dark filming the video, as he tried to portray himself as a person impacted by the Epstein Files, which had made it all the way to his home. Read more about his response here.
But in Saturday’s edition, there was a different photo. A photo that took up an entire interior Page A11, the coveted “National” section of the paper - of David walking in the sun on some pavement, presumably on his nature walk, reflecting on this unfortunate turn of events. The photo was an aerial shot from a drone flying above his head. Cementing the local public’s suspicion that this entire piece was a publicity stunt that he collaborated with the New York Times on.
Arvind Dilawar, an independent journalist who has written for ALBB and the New York Times, Vice, Dropsite, and other publications, wrote in to ALBB: “Just read about the NYT snubbing ALBB in their Epstein apologia. NYT bends over backwards for pieces of shit. Always have. They did something similar for Hitler, believe it or not.”
You could read about the New York Times’ coverage that Arvind is referring to in their Archives here and here. Arvind wrote about his own questionable experience writing for the New York Times here.
ALBB’s first response was: “Good God, man. Front page of the New York Times? With additional drone footage of his favorite nature walk? After the scathing reviews by the readers of the New York Times who Commented that his sympathy story was rejected? Please somebody take the Internet away from this man and his wife.”
The Internet in Beacon responded via Comments at ALBB’s Instagram:
@restless_gif: "What does the golf course have to do with anything?" is very Epstein Class.
@amberinthesky187: "The New York Times is actually disgusting"
@beatrice.vandijk: "They should have corrected "community blogger" to "local independent journalist"
@decaffeinatedpapi: "Far, far too soft of a piece. My god. The man hung out with monsters. He should be stripped of everything he has “earned”."
@laurenruyle: "Yet no mention of the sickening email thread where he called JE’s idea for an art show called “Statutory” featuring minors and showing how easy it would be for them to tempt adults a brilliant idea. Horrible"
bryanne_af: "This piece is insane. We saw what he wrote. He indulged Epstein’s pedophilic fantasies very specifically in the emails in an effort to get money. The ends do not always justify the means. We don’t want someone with that type of poor judgement and weak morality in any position of leadership or authority."
