The Midtown Gazette

A Columbia Journalism School newsroom covering Midtown Manhattan in the heart of New York City.


Category: Politics
  • Does capitalism work for you? Vote in Times Square

    Does capitalism work for you? Vote in Times Square

    NEW YORK — The ongoing tally of true-false votes displayed on Steve Lambert’s art exhibit might imply that the numbers mean something to the artist. His Capitalism Works For Me! True/False project has toured the country for more than two years now, allowing people to vote whether or not they believe capitalism benefits them. Lambert said…

  • Election Night in New York City

    Follow The Midtown Gazette on Storify to see our election night coverage, updated throughout the evening.

  • Johnson campaign HQ: The wait begins

    Johnson campaign HQ: The wait begins

    Third district city council candidate Corey Johnson’s headquarters were a mix of sleep deprivation and adrenaline on the morning of the primary election. Johnson’s mother was in town to help with last-minute campaigning.

  • Breaking Stereotypes: the Unexpected Republican Voters

    Breaking Stereotypes: the Unexpected Republican Voters

    To their left leaning counterparts, conservative gay and lesbian voters are “self-loathing.” Their votes for a Republican Party and presidential candidate that has largely identified itself as the “anti” to the gay rights agenda confuses many. But, many gay and lesbian voters choose to identify as conservative, and are forced to prioritize campaign issues in…

  • A Day in the Life of an Election

    A Day in the Life of an Election

    From 14th Street to Lincoln Center and Fifth Avenue to the Hudson River, from early morning voter lines to big-screen vote projections at night in Rockefeller Center and Times Square, The Midtown Gazette captured Election Day.

  • Obama Wins, Times Square Celebrates

    Obama Wins, Times Square Celebrates

    At 11:30 p.m., the television networks called the Presidential election. Over an hour later, Governor Mitt Romney called President Barack Obama to concede.

  • Who will be the next U.S. President?

    Who will be the next U.S. President?

    Millions of Americans went to polling stations today, as they decided who gets to be the President of the United States for the next four years. As results came in, the race grew closer and thousands of people gathered at Times Square to watch, celebrate or commiserate together. Nora Goldbach and Matthew Barter stood and…

  • Calling All Voters

    Calling All Voters

    The SEIU Communications Center near Times Square was abuzz with phone calls all election day as groups came in to get out the vote. Volunteers from NAACP, Marriage Equality USA and 1199 SEIU, a healthcare workers union, filled cubicles and donned headsets to make sure constituents in New York and other key states were getting…

  • Social Media Edge Out Campaign Merchandise as the Season’s Must-Have

    Social Media Edge Out Campaign Merchandise as the Season’s Must-Have

    For students at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Chelsea, social media campaigns for the election are more influential than fashion merchandise.

  • Midtown Poll Watch: Voters Turned Away

    Midtown Poll Watch: Voters Turned Away

    Voters were turned away at Midtown polling places that said they’d run out of affidavit ballots.

  • Election Media Central: Times Square TV

    Election Media Central: Times Square TV

    In the race for the White House, all major news channels in the U.S. broadcast extensive analytical coverage as polling stations close and votes are counted. Times Square became a center for people to meet and watch the coverage on the city’s iconic screens.

  • NYC Election Fever: Rockefeller Center

    NYC Election Fever: Rockefeller Center

    Rockefeller Center was draped in red, white and blue to celebrate Election Day.

  • Voters Ask: Does My Vote Matter?

    Voters Ask: Does My Vote Matter?

    To vote or not to vote, that is the question — and all over Midtown West, people are coming up with different answers.

  • Midtown Poll Watch

    Midtown Poll Watch

    Crowds clogged the CUNY Graduate Center polling place today, both locals who planned to vote there and displaced voters who hadn’t. A completely unscientific exit poll predicted President Obama the winner.

  • College Students: Yes, No, Maybe Someday

    College Students: Yes, No, Maybe Someday

    At The New School, many students feel uninformed about major issues in this presidential election.

  • Election Day: Pennsylvania Station

    Election Day: Pennsylvania Station

    The early morning rush at Pennsylvania Station revealed a varied mix of people – some who had already voted, others who would vote later in the day and a few who just didn’t care. Jonathan Flowers, a 38-year-old Brooklyn resident and New York University scientist, 38, voted by absentee ballot, as he knew he would…

  • Design Center Opens Midtown “Get Out The Vote 2012” Exhibition

    Design Center Opens Midtown “Get Out The Vote 2012” Exhibition

    A “Get Out The Vote 2012” exhibition is currently on display at the AIGA National Design Center, located on Fifth Avenue between West 21 and 22 streets in Midtown. Sponsored by the Professional Association for  Design (AIGA), the exhibition is a collection of nonpartisan posters designed to encourage citizens to head to the polls on…

  • Should Faith Determine Whom You Vote For?

    Should Faith Determine Whom You Vote For?

    A week before the 2012 Presidential elections, a multi-faith panel discussed the relationship between faith and politics and the role of religion in driving people to vote.

  • Voters by the Numbers

    Voters by the Numbers

    We, along with anyone even vaguely familiar with the west side of Midtown Manhattan, can predict now that President Barack Obama, along with down-ballot democrats, will win big in the neighborhood. We are not competing, nor can we, with pollsters like The New York Times’ Nate Silver, so we’ve chosen not to focus on the…

  • It’s (Still) the Economy, Stupid

    It’s (Still) the Economy, Stupid

    Midtown West is an undisputed liberal strong hold, with the majority of voters registered as Democrats. But, with just a couple weeks left before the election, our editorial team took to the streets to get a closer look at what concerns are driving voters to the polls this year.