The Midtown Gazette

Oct 16, 2024 | themidtowngazette.com | Trebor Maitin

Midtown school for disabled students faces transportation headache BY Between when Jose Ramos drops his students off at 8 a.m. and when they leave school seven hours later, he doesn’t get much more than a block away. For a bus driver whose students are all physically disabled, a parking space nearby is simply too valuable to give up. “This school not supposed to be here,” he said from the driver’s seat of his short yellow bus.

Oct 14, 2024 | themidtowngazette.com | Trebor Maitin

Midtown anti-nightclub rules revisited BY A set of liquor license regulations put in place to limit the proliferation of nightclubs in Midtown has inadvertently impeded the opening of other types of businesses. The local community board recently announced it will reassess the regulations.

Oct 14, 2024 | themidtowngazette.com | Blythe Reis

Pedestrians and cyclists collide on car-centered streets BY Amanda Servedio was biking down the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge in Manhattan passing a slower biker to her right when a rider on an electric Citi Bike decided to pass her on the left, not leaving enough room for all three bikers to ride safely. Servedio tried to slow down to avoid a collision with the Citi Bike rider, but it was too late.

Dec 15, 2023 | themidtowngazette.com | Klara Bauters

The Fur District in Midtown, once teeming with manufacturers and fur salons, is now home to only a few stores. And they are easy to miss. The remaining furriers, hidden behind discreet storefronts draped in curtains, are grappling with reduced demand, lackluster sales, and milder winters that have transformed the market. But some long-standing salons in the fur district refuse to give up.

Dec 15, 2023 | themidtowngazette.com | Emily Injeian

Small Midtown theaters stay afloat with post-pandemic grants BY Several Midtown performing arts organizations received $10,000 grants, paid annually for the next two years, as part of a new program for small venues, which are often excluded from traditional funding.