The Midtown Gazette

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


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  • With Borders Gone, Readers at a Loss

    Six weeks after the closing of the Borders bookstore in Time Warner Center, many residents are at a loss about where they can buy books.

  • Where In The World Is Little Brazil?

    Where In The World Is Little Brazil?

    Little Brazil has undergone many changes in past few decades. Today the once buzzing section of West 46th Street between Fifth and Seventh Avenues takes up no more than a quarter of that space.

  • Gloves, Bicycles and One Hell of a Night

    Gloves, Bicycles and One Hell of a Night

    You never know who you’ll meet in Times Square: A couple of tough-guy bantamweights, a couple of celebs, and not a soul who wants to watch boxing on TV, not even in a boxing bar. One reporter’s odyssey along the not-at-all-mean streets of midtown.

  • 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.

  • Improving the Educational System, One Comic Book at a Time

    Improving the Educational System, One Comic Book at a Time

    What do the NYC 2011 Comic Con conference, an atomic cockroach and high school students have in common? Together, they can improve literacy in high schools nationwide, says Prof. Michael Bitz, who thinks of himself as an entrepreneurial type of comic nerd.