Checking in on Times Square Theater’s revival project
The long-vacant theater will be converted into a 52,000-square-foot retail space
In Times Square, two historic theaters get ready for the spotlight once again
Take a look at the redevelopment plans for the Times Square Theater, and the Palace Theater.
How NYC’s rooftops are used as recreational space
In a city that is bursting at the seams, rooftops function as important spaces for play.
Times Square’s Palace Theatre revamp gets City Council approval
The $2.4 billion revamp will raise the theater nearly 30 feet.
See the design objects that will enliven Times Square this May
The five commissioned works are for the inaugural Times Square Design Lab and range from a wave-shaped bookcase to a kickboxing-inspired poster holder.
Pod Hotels’s new Times Square flagship comes with 45 apartments for rent
The chain’s fifth location has apartments that range in size from 600 to 800 square feet.
NYC will add 1,500 bollards as part of larger public safety measures
High-profile areas, including Times Square, will get enhanced protective measures.
NYC’s most popular Instagram spots of 2017
Nearly every single location is in Manhattan, and they’re all huge with out-of-towners.
New York statue of doctor who experimented on black women eyed for removal
Dr. J. Marion Sims performed examinations on enslaved black women between 1845 and 1849.
The devastating effects of climate change on New York, visualized
With just a two-degree Celsius increase in global temperature, New York City could be under water
Inside the luxury digs that the NYPD's horses call home
How are New York’s foaliest doing in their new home?
Times Square’s designated ‘activity zones’ have resulted in fewer arrests
Since implementing the zones, panhandling-related arrests are down by 82 percent.
Gulliver’s Gate, a fantastical model of Manhattan and beyond, opens in Times Square
The 50,000-square-foot miniature highlights some of Manhattan’s, and the world’s, most notable landmarks.
See how Snøhetta's transformation of Times Square made it more pedestrian friendly
Earlier today members of the design team, elected officials, and representatives from the city’s DOT and Department of Design and Construction officially celebrated the completion of the project.
5 move-in ready Queens two-bedrooms asking $600,000 or less
From Astoria to Rockaway, here’s what $600,000 buys across the borough
Times Square art installation is a love letter to NYC's immigrants
Red and pink metal poles are "inscribed and hued to represent the national origins and shifting populations of foreign-born NYC residents."
Study confirms that Times Square is a terrible place to be on New Year's Eve
New York City didn’t even rank among the top 20 best places to spend NYE.
Times Square makeover wraps just in time for New Year's Eve bash
The four year, $55 million renovation of Times Square has wrapped, creating almost two acres of new plaza space with pedestrian-friendly features.
Say goodbye to the garbage fire that was 2016 in Times Square this week
Times Square Alliance is once again giving you the opportunity to destroy those unpleasant memories from this year with their 10th annual "Good Riddance Day."
Quirky art installation coming to Times Square’s ubiquitous video billboards
Artist Pipilotti Rist seeks to challenge the expectations of women in media with her comical video installation.
Times Square’s 4-year revamp in for a reckoning this holiday season
The $55 million project was largely funded by the city’s Department of Transportation and designed by the celebrated Norwegian architecture firm, Snøhetta. The upgrades were also planned in collaboration with the Times Square Alliance.
Target strengthens its NYC foothold with Hell’s Kitchen store
The flexible-format store is poised to open in 2019.
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New York City’s best scary movie filming locations, mapped
Plenty of terrifying movies have taken place in the five boroughs, from psychological thrillers to straight-up disgusting gore fests and everything in between. Take a tour through some of the locations of great scary flicks that were filmed in NYC.
Experience a kaleidoscopic Times Square in new installation
The idea was to create a corridor of three mirrored surfaces that people can walk through. The mirror on the floor will reflect the sky, and the two angled mirrors on the side reflect the lights, and the billboards around Times Square.
Huge Donald Trump billboard will loom over Times Square
If you’re in Times Square sometime in the next few days, fair warning: you may end up staring square into the overly tanned face of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
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Mapping the NYC filming locations of 'Mr. Robot'
You may not encounter E Corp ads or fsociety graffiti tags in the real world, but there are still plenty of IRL locales New Yorkers can visit to get a glimpse into Mr. Robot's gorgeous, paranoid hackerscape. (Beware: Spoilers ahead.)
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Where to play Pokemon Go in NYC
It should come as no surprise that the Pokemon Go craze that has swept basically everywhere this week is especially strong in New York City.
Times Square’s designated ‘Activity Zones’ are becoming a reality
Following complaints about negative interactions with costumed characters in the pedestrian plaza section of Times Square, the City Council passed legislation a couple of months ago, that would allow the DOT to section off the plaza into zones.
Times Square Visitors to be Transported to the Amazon Jungle
Interactive audio and visual experience will run from April 1 to 30