Then and Now: Holiday Season in Midtown
Midtown’s busy sidewalks and shimmering decorations are trademarks of the holiday season in Manhattan. A special visit to Macy’s Santa, window-watching on Fifth Avenue and ice-skating beneath the Rockefeller Christmas tree are among the many holiday traditions enjoyed by children, grown-ups, and tourists alike. According to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the total number of tourists in […]
Holiday Happenings in Midtown
Wonder what’s going on this holiday season? Everything from tree lightings to holiday markets are in store for visitors and residents.
Who Works in the Garment District?
The Garment District The Garment District spans the west side of Midtown Manhattan from Ninth Avenue to Fifth Avenue, from 34th Street to 40th Street. It is less than one square mile in area—but is key to the manufacturing history of New York City. The first purpose of the city’s garment industry was the production […]
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
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 […]
“Watch The Throne” Takes Over The New Garden
Jay-Z and Kanye West took over the renovated Madison Square Garden for two nights last week to promote their new collaborative album Watch The Throne. The sold-out performances featured an amalgam of songs off the new album and old favorites, over 50 songs in all. The setlist for the November 8 show can be found here.
New York City’s 42nd Marathon
Every autumn, New Yorkers prepare to feel inspired by The ING New York City Marathon. Sunday was no exception as spectators lined up on the sidelines in all five boroughs, holding signs and shouting names of friends, or strangers, who ran 26.2 arduous miles. For the 46,795 people who completed the 42nd annual race this […]
Slush Storm Hits New York
Midtown Manhattan on Saturday was beginning to look a lot like Christmas. An unwelcome sight, perhaps, given the proximity of the snowstorm to Halloween. Slush accumulated in city gutters and visible white tufts clung to car tops and treetops throughout the afternoon, prompting such nicknames as Snowtober and Trick or Sleet. The Weather Channel […]
Pumpkins as Art, Not Food, at the Union Square Greenmarket
With Halloween less than a week away, two artists craft unique details into pumpkins at the Union Square Greenmarket this past Saturday, October 22nd, while Occupy Wall Street protestors gathered at the southern end of the square for the second week in a row.
Street Buzz: Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Passes Through Hell’s Kitchen
According to Avon Foundation for Women, the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer New York, on October 15 and 16, raised more than $8.4 million to advance access to care and support finding a cure for breast cancer.
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 […]
Street Buzz: Precious iCargo
An armored truck delivered a lunchtime supply of the new iPhone 4S to the Sprint store at 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue today. While midday lines were shorter than those at eight in the morning, when Sprint outlets opened, demand remained high. Pre-orders started last week, once new CEO Tim Cook introduced the phone in an October 4 keynote address, one day after the death of CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs. Stores also sold the phone on a first-come, first-serve basis, and will continue to do so until the supply runs out. This is the first time Sprint has carried the iPhone since it was introduced in 2007 for AT & T users.
Street Buzz: Core of Apple Fans Memorialize Steve Jobs
New Yorkers and tourists alike stopped last Sunday to read notes posted at the Apple Store at 14th Street and Ninth Avenue since the October 5 death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The notes expressed thanks, a sense of loss, and admiration for Jobs’ innovative work, and soon spread to cover several windows; the Fifth Avenue Apple store has a memorial mural as well. Jobs, who was diagnosed with a rare pancreatic cancer in 2003, died just over a month after he stepped down as Apple’s CEO, citing health problems, and one day after new CEO Tim Cook introduced the iPhone 4S, Tuesday October 4.
Street Buzz: Then and Now
The stretch of 35th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues bustled with garment activity in 1978, and it’s still lined with fabric stores today. But the Wingate by Wyndham Hotel is a new addition. It opened in 2007, said Russell Verkhovski, who works there as a front desk agent, and replaced a garment warehouse. […]
Street Buzz: Then and Now
The fedora hat became popular during the early 20th century. Originally considered a female fashion, the stylish hat consists of a large brim and a tight ribbon, which forms around the crown of the hat. Though the style remains the same, the material has changed […]
Street Buzz: Then and Now
In the last decade, as overseas outsourcing of garment production increased, orders shrank and landlords raised rents, many garment manufacturing companies ran out of business or moved out of the District. “When I moved to this building in 2000, garment manufacturers occupied 18 floors of the building, […]
Street Buzz: Then and Now
Tourists walk from 8th Avenue toward 7th Avenue along 35th Street and past what was once part of the center of the Garment District. Where there were once trucks and workers unpacking clothes are now the relentless stream of tourists overflowing from Times Square. Shops such as Gate […]
