The Midtown Gazette

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


Category: Politics
  • Duo Tackles Voter Registration for Homeless Youth

    Duo Tackles Voter Registration for Homeless Youth

    As Americans prepare to cast their ballots in this year’s presidential election; two staff members at Covenant House New York prepare youth to vote.

  • Occupy Opens New Dialogues After a Year

    Occupy Opens New Dialogues After a Year

    October 15 marked the one-year anniversary of Occupy Times Square, an Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protest that led to the arrest of 74 people. While some see the OWS movement as history, other activists said the movement has transformed and evolved in new directions. On the night of October 16, the New York City Parks…

  • War Veterans, Civilians Meet For Dialogue

    War Veterans, Civilians Meet For Dialogue

    A group of about 45 people consisting of civilians and military-veterans came together for a dialogue event in early October at Intersections International.

  • Activists Mark Anniversary of Afghanistan Intervention

    Activists Mark Anniversary of Afghanistan Intervention

    Activist group “The World Can’t Wait” demonstrated in Times Square to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the United States intervention in Afghanistan.

  • “God and Conflict” Author Speaks at United Nations and Book Event

    “God and Conflict” Author Speaks at United Nations and Book Event

    Peace activist Philip Hellmich, author of the new book “God and Conflict,” discussed conflict resolution through spirituality at the United Nations High Level Forum on Culture of Peace and at a local event.

  • Inside the OWS Eviction

    Inside the OWS Eviction

    The Midtown Gazette reports from the street on the night Occupy Wall Street protesters were forced from their home base at Zuccotti Park.

  • Occupy Attorney Says NYPD Has Anger Issues

    Occupy Attorney Says NYPD Has Anger Issues

    Margaret Kunstler, an attorney for Occupy Wall Street, is also the widow of famed civil rights lawyer William Kunstler, who defended the Chicago Seven after the riots during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. When we asked Margaret Kunstler if she was concerned about violence against the Occupy protesters, Kunstler gave the following reply during a…

  • Street Buzz: OWS Protesters Occupy Midtown

    Street Buzz: OWS Protesters Occupy Midtown

    Follow the Occupy Wall Street protesters from Times Square through the streets of midtown in our video coverage of the Saturday night protests that ended in a tense encounter with hundreds of police in Washington Square Park. Then explore the numbers behind the OWS movement that has drawn thousands of followers and sparked protests in…

  • Wall Street Protesters March Through Midtown

    Wall Street Protesters March Through Midtown

    SLIDESHOW: Thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters chanted slogans in Times Square Saturday night, then marched to Washington Square Park where they gathered until a midnight curfew, when most vacated after a show of police force.

  • The Viewing of Midtown’s first 9/11 Memorial

    The Viewing of Midtown’s first 9/11 Memorial

    September 22, 2011⎯ Nearly two weeks after the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, New York unveiled the first midtown memorial, to the first responders who lost their lives rescuing thousands of innocent people.