U Pyinya Zawta fled political persecution in Myanmar and has settled in Buffalo. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “United Nations”
Thousands Protest Netanyahu’s U.N. Speech in NYC
By Gotham Rex on September 26, 2025
Demonstrators gathered early on Friday in Times Square before making their way across town to the United Nations building. Source: New York Times
Dozens of Protesters Are Arrested Near the U.N. Before Trump’s Speech
By Gotham Rex on September 23, 2025
About 50 anti-Trump protesters were arrested before the president’s address to diplomats and world leaders on Tuesday morning, according to an organizer of the demonstration. Source: New York Times
Manhattan Will Not Get a Casino as Final Proposal Is Voted Down
By Gotham Rex on September 22, 2025
The defeat of a plan to build a casino just south of the United Nations headquarters leaves five remaining proposals, all outside Manhattan. 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
With ‘Eyes on Iran,’ Artists Bring Protests to Roosevelt Island
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2022
At the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park, across from the United Nations, an exhibition has an undeniable mood of urgency. Source: New York Times
Former U.N. Employee Sentenced to 15 Years in Sexual Assaults of Women
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2022
Karim Elkorany, who drugged his victims, admitted to the attacks, which spanned years and continents. Source: New York Times
Myanmar Ambassador, Who Opposed Coup, Is Target of Assassination Plot
By Gotham Rex on August 6, 2021
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said two Myanmar citizens living in New York plotted over the past month to attack and potentially kill the country’s ambassador to the United Nations. Source: New York Times
Biden Selects Sullenberger for Aviation Ambassadorship
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2021
Chesley B. Sullenberger III, who gained fame as the pilot who safely landed a plane in the Hudson River, was among President Biden’s long-awaited first slate of ambassadors. Source: New York Times
Karim Elkorany, Ex-U.N. Official, Is Accused of Sexual Assault
By Gotham Rex on September 2, 2020
He was not charged with any of the alleged assaults, but rather with two counts of lying when he was questioned by the F.B.I. Source: New York Times
239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne
By Gotham Rex on July 4, 2020
The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive. Source: New York Times