Category: Street Buzz
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Comic Con Provides Fun Outlet for Couples
Comic-Con brings together a wide spectrum of New York City residents and out of town visitors for a weekend of fun. Not all attendees where just comic fanboys: couples got in on the fun as well.
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Free Love, 21st Century Style
At Union Square, you can find advice and some kindness every Saturday, if that’s what you’re looking for.
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Columbus Day Parade Conquers Fifth Avenue
The Columbus Day Parade in New York on Monday created confusion as the NYPD blocked off much of Fifth Avenue.
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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.
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National Opera Center Opens on Seventh Avenue
The National Opera Center, a new hub for opera industry professionals rented by Opera America, opened its doors on Sept. 28.
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“The Sopranos” Creator’s First Feature Debuts at New York Film Festival
The centerpiece movie of the New York Film Festival, David Chase’s “Not Fade Away,” premiered on October 6 at Lincoln Center.
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Alice’s Garden Brings Nature to the Public
“This is everyone’s own private garden,” announced New York Sen. Tom Duane at the opening ceremony of Alice’s Garden on September 24, a public garden between Dyer Street and Tenth Avenue on West 34th Street. The garden, once managed by Alice Parsekian, a local caretaker who passed away in 2010, had fallen into disrepair before…
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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…
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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.
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World AIDS Day Flash Mob
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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…
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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.
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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…
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“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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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