Midtown Manhattan

Marjorie Backman

Improvements Proposed To Pedestrian Corridor In Midtown

HuffingtonPost.com | Marjorie Backman | Posted 04.06.2012

Tourists dawdle along the sidewalks, office workers try to brush by and cars crawl through the streets. Sometimes it seems like Midtown Manhattan has ...

On Oil Rigs and Art in Midtown

Vera Haller | Posted 05.09.2012

Vera Haller

Two red and black steel structures at the corner of Eighth Avenue and West 46th Street whir and churn just like rigs in the empty fields of Texas.

Elevator That Killed Woman Was Serviced Hours Before Accident

Posted 12.16.2011

The fatal midtown elevator accident that horrified New Yorkers Wednesday is being investigated by the New York City Department of Buildings, who is fo...

Suspicious Vehicle In NYC Shuts Down Street In Midtown Manhattan

Posted 05.25.2011

Police are investigating a suspicious vehicle in Midtown Manhattan, prompting the shutdown of Park Avenue between East 50th and East 57th streets. UPD...

Abandoned on East 43rd Street

Nick Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Nick Carr

2010-02-01-marble.jpg A beautiful Italianate marble building, 4 East 43rd Street has to be one of the few abandoned properties in Midtown. It has been decaying for over four years.

Department Of Health Bans Street Vendor Seafood

Midtown Lunch | Posted 05.25.2011

Apparently at the end of last year, the Department of Health adopted a resolution that rewrote many parts of the health code as it pertains to street ...

An Immigrant's Footprint On A Posh Neighborhood

nytimes.com | SUSAN DOMINUS | Posted 05.25.2011

As is often the case with immigrants trying to build full lives while hoping no one will notice, Mr. Alam has no voice in this story. Largely unknown ...

Diamond District: Beyond The Bling

nytimes.com | SARAH MASLIN NIR | Posted 05.25.2011

In the Diamond District, just steps from the Rockefeller Center subway station, a visitor can find clandestine restaurants and unsung behind-the-scene...