The Midtown Gazette

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


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  • The Garment District Socialite

    The Garment District Socialite

    He runs a business selling designer clothing in the Garment District, but it doesn’t stop him from being friends with fabulous celebrities.

  • ‘You Can’t Go Wrong with Cashmere’

    ‘You Can’t Go Wrong with Cashmere’

    Are you shopping on Black Friday? That’s the question we asked shoppers at Columbus Circle, Ladies’ Mile and Herald Square. The answer? It seems the economy is still in a downward spiral.

  • Calorie Bomb: Snack at Your Own Peril

    Calorie Bomb: Snack at Your Own Peril

    So, where are you going to eat on Black Friday? It’s not just clothing stores that plan to gear up for the big day. Restaurants and food stands also prepare for the rush of shoppers.

  • Black Friday Buyers: Too Big a Secret to Tell

    Black Friday Buyers: Too Big a Secret to Tell

    Ever wonder what it’s like to be a fashion buyer during Black Friday? Keep wondering, because fashion buyers from the Garment District will not reveal their secrets as we head into the biggest shopping season of the year.

  • I Saw The Book of Mormon for $28, On The Day I Wanted To Go

    I Saw The Book of Mormon for $28, On The Day I Wanted To Go

    I waited over six hours in line to understand the culture of obsessed South Park followers and Broadway fans alike, who put their lives on hold to get tickets to The Book of Mormon, even if it means standing up inside the theater as well.

  • Harry Potter Comes to New York

    Harry Potter Comes to New York

    Quidditch is an imaginary sport in the Harry Potter books, or is it? The Badassalisks, a New York quidditch team, sees things differently. They, along with a hundred other teams, attended the Quidditch World Cup this past weekend at Randall’s Island.

  • Herbie Hancock Performs For Launch of New Canon Product

    Herbie Hancock Performs For Launch of New Canon Product

    Jazz legend Herbie Hancock performed a five song set, including the 1973 hit “Chameleon,” for a crowd of Canon executives and photographers, who transformed his classic into a new kind of music video.

  • Busting Through the Lavender Ceiling

    Busting Through the Lavender Ceiling

    Everyone knows about Rosie and Ellen. But have you ever heard of an equally successful gay male comedian? Probably not. Here, professors and professional comedians sound off about the issue.

  • “Watch The Throne” Takes Over The New Garden

    “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 Plan to Count Food Trucks Makes Street Vendors Fear for Livelihood

    New Plan to Count Food Trucks Makes Street Vendors Fear for Livelihood

    Proposed street vendor legislation would count the number of trucks versus carts, says City Councilwoman Gale Brewer.

  • Chelsea Market’s Growing Pains

    Chelsea Market’s Growing Pains

    Plans to ad a 150-room hotel and new offices on top of the existing Chelsea Market building have stirred up strong feelings in the community.

  • What Ever Happened to Helen Hayes?

    What Ever Happened to Helen Hayes?

    With a cornice of frowning faces, a tapestry of alternating terra cotta panels, and a 10 feet by 80 feet mural, the First Helen Hayes Theatre was truly fabulous. It was torn down in 1982 to make way for the Marriot Marquis, but remnants of it may still have a chance to live on: the…

  • Where Theatre Once Stood, a Hotel Looms

    Where Theatre Once Stood, a Hotel Looms

    The Marriot Marquis in Times Square is known to many as one of the largest hotels in Manhattan, but to theatre-lovers it is known as the former site of the Helen Hayes Theatre. We revisit what made the theatre special — so special, in fact, that it inspired protests when developers announced it was going…

  • Sea To Table Urges Consumers To Ask Where Their Fish Comes From

    Sea To Table Urges Consumers To Ask Where Their Fish Comes From

    Eat raw, local fish: That’s the message of Sea To Table and Slow Foods NYC, which recently hosted an event at the Institute of Culinary Education.

  • The Recession Proof Holiday

    The Recession Proof Holiday

    After 39 years, the annual Village Halloween parade has run up against the recession. The parade route has been changed to save money but even so, there are more revelers than ever. Why? Unlike Christmas, Halloween is recession proof.

  • Pumpkins as Art, Not Food, at the Union Square Greenmarket

    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.

  • Crowd-Pleasing Detour Spotlights Anita’s Way

    Crowd-Pleasing Detour Spotlights Anita’s Way

    Times Square just turned the spotlight on Anita’s Way. Artist Adam Frank unveiled his newest installation, a simple spotlight in a passageway — hoping to brighten people’s days as they pass by.

  • One Man’s Loss is Hallmark’s Gain

    One Man’s Loss is Hallmark’s Gain

    As unemployment rates remain at a staggering 9.1 percent, Hallmark has created a series of sympathy and humor cards designed to offer comfort to those who have lost their jobs. The problem is, not everyone is laughing.

  • The Feral Cats of Midtown

    The Feral Cats of Midtown

    Many people are aware of the rat problem in New York, but are they aware of the cat problem? Feral cats have formed colonies throughout the city and it’s often up to organizations such as the Urban Cat League to help cull the populations.

  • The Midtown Gazette Goes to Comic Con

    The Midtown Gazette Goes to Comic Con

    Superman was there. In fact, a few hundred Supermans were there, along with Poison Ivys, Wonder Womans and Spidermans — Spidermans everywhere. We were there (but not in costume) to cover the four-day, sold out convention at the Javits Center. Here’s what we saw at Comic Con.