The Midtown Gazette

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


Category: Community
  • No Baby Steps for Baby Buggy Charity

    No Baby Steps for Baby Buggy Charity

    Baby Buggy founder and president Jessica Seinfeld, along with husband Jerry Seinfeld, visited the Empire State Building to celebrate her organization’s ten year anniversary with a lighting ceremony on December 5. Baby Buggies, dedicated to donating essential items to in-need families, showcased their blue and green lights on the Empire State Building Monday.

  • 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.

  • Naming a Neighborhood: MiMa Makes Three

    Naming a Neighborhood: MiMa Makes Three

    Locals may scoff at MiMa, the newest moniker for the West Side neighborhood known as Clinton or Hell’s Kitchen, but they’ve been arguing about their neighborhood’s name for years.

  • Local Libraries Seize E-reader Opportunity, Large Public Libraries Lag

    Local Libraries Seize E-reader Opportunity, Large Public Libraries Lag

    As the digital age consumes traditional print media, smaller libraries add programs offering tablet readers available for lending. Larger libraries provide remote access through a mobile app, but struggle to meet demands for loanable e-readers due to budget limitations.