The arrests, on the crowded sidewalks of Midtown Manhattan, rattled migrants residing at a hotel and shook the theater district, which is heavily trafficked by tourists. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Midtown Area (Manhattan, NY)”
Police Arrest 3 in Vandalism of New York Times Building
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2025
One person was charged with a hate crime in connection with a social media post that referred to The Times’s executive editor, Joseph Kahn. Source: New York Times
Woman, 50, Killed by Midtown Manhattan Driver in Hit-and-Run Crash
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2025
A driver hit the woman and her husband, tourists from Germany, near Bryant Park on Wednesday afternoon. Her husband, 55, was injured, the police said. Source: New York Times
It’s Gridlock Week in Manhattan as U.N. General Assembly Starts
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2025
With the United Nations session kicking off Monday, the city is closing some streets and stepping up police presence. It is usually one of the slowest weeks for traffic in Midtown. Source: New York Times
Restaurant Review: The $29 Hot Dog at Mischa Is Obnoxious. It’s Also Lovable.
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2023
A highbrow-lowbrow stunt right out of Jeff Koons, it’s the star dish at one of the year’s most inventive restaurants. Source: New York Times
Advocates for Mentally Ill Call for Restraining Order to Halt Removal Plan
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2022
A motion in federal court called for a temporary restraining order, saying Mayor Eric Adams’s plan would violate constitutional rights. Source: New York Times
A Times Square Hotel Was Set To Become Affordable Housing. Then the Union Stepped In.
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
An influential hotel workers’ union is flexing its power at a key moment in the city’s recovery, affecting major projects from casinos to homeless shelters. Source: New York Times
How New Yorkers Are Stepping In to Help Asylum Seekers
By Gotham Rex on October 22, 2022
Volunteers are collecting donations, delivering pizzas and even opening up their homes to help Venezuelan migrants arriving by bus from Texas. Source: New York Times
Homes That Sold for Around $975,000
By Gotham Rex on October 2, 2022
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region. Source: New York Times
United Nations General Assembly Returns to New York
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2022
The first day of the U.N. General Assembly brought street closings and detours, but also more crowds for the city’s stores and restaurants. Source: New York Times
F.D.R. and Andy Warhol Came for the Art. Now the Movers Have Arrived.
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2022
How do you relocate more than 100 years’ worth of (haphazardly organized) fine art, maps and prints? The family that’s owned the Old Print Shop is finding out right now. Source: New York Times
Wait … Is This Times Square?
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2022
New York City considers far-flung boundaries for the Crossroads of the World as it decides where to ban guns. Source: New York Times
Manhattan Has a Glut of Empty Offices. Hochul Wants to Build More.
By Gotham Rex on August 29, 2022
Despite near record-high office vacancies, Gov. Kathy Hochul has backed a real estate project at the New York transit hub that would be one of the largest in American history. Source: New York Times
Boy, 7, and Woman Dead After Boat Capsizes in Hudson River
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2022
Ten passengers were injured when the private boat overturned near a pier in Midtown Manhattan, officials said. Source: New York Times
Driver in Fatal Times Square Attack Found Not Responsible Because of Mental Illness
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2022
Richard Rojas, a Navy veteran, spiraled after he was discharged. Prosecutors said he was culpable, but failed to sway jurors in the 2017 attack that left one dead and injured nearly two dozen. Source: New York Times