nytimes June 25, 2021 10:00pm A New Yorker's Defense of Midtown and Times Square #newyorkpubliclibrary #burckrobertjohnnakedcowboy1970 #bryantparkmanhattanny #midtownareamanhattanny #murrayhillmanhattanny #timessquareand42ndstreetmanhattanny #news Opinion | Consider Loving Midtown Instead of Hating It As awe-inspiring as the emptiness of 2020 was, it’s the people (yes, those we exasperatedly call crowds when commuting) who make me feel at home.