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  • July 2008

    • Solar-Powered Billboard to Light Up Times Square

      LiveScience  |  Jul 2, 08 2:31 PM CDT

      Solar-Powered Billboard to Light Up Times Square

      (Newser) - Times Square will get its first solar-powered billboard in December, LiveScience reports. The "eco-friendly" Ricoh advertisement will generate its own power from solar panels and wind turbines on site. On days without sun and wind, the sign just won't light up. "If the floodlights aren't on, you'll be able to see the sign. You just won't have the lights on it," says a spokesman. More »

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      solar power  • Times Square  • billboards

  • June 2008

    • Naked Cowboy to M&Ms: See You in Court

      Reuters  |  Jun 23, 08 5:57 PM CDT

      Naked Cowboy to M&Ms: See You in Court

      (Newser) - The New York street performer known as the Naked Cowboy can sue Mars Inc. for trademark infringement, a judge ruled today, over a singing blue M&M wearing his signature costume on a Times Square billboard, Reuters reports. In seeking $6 million in damages, Robert Burck "plausibly alleges that consumers seeing defendants' advertisements would conclude—incorrectly—that he had endorsed M&M candy," the judge wrote. More »

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      New York City  • Times Square  • M&Ms  • Robert Burck

  • March 2008

    • Photo of NYC Bomb Suspect Released

      CNN  |  Mar 9, 08 7:44 AM CDT

      Photo of NYC Bomb Suspect Released

      (Newser) - Police have released photos of a hooded cyclist suspected in the bombing of a military recruitment center in New York City's Times Square, CNN reports. The frame from a grainy surveillance video shows a person in a hoodie riding up Fifth Avenue, near the spot where the bicycle is believed to have been abandoned. More »

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      terrorism  • New York City  • bombing  • tourism  • Times Square  • bicycle  • Military

    • Cops Say Letters a Coincidence

      New York Post  |  Mar 7, 08 12:52 PM CST

      Cops Say Letters a Coincidence

      (Newser) - A hundred members of Congress got envelopes yesterday stuffed with a political rant, a photo of a man in front of the Times Square military recruiting station, and the bold taunt, “We did it.” But, bizarrely, they weren't  connected to the blast that damaged the landmark yesterday morning, reports the New York Post. Authorities called it an "incredibly unbelievable coincidence." More »

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      military  • bombing  • Army recruiting  • Times Square

    • NY Cops Probe 2 Similar Bombings

      New York Times  |  Mar 7, 08 5:10 AM CST

      NY Cops Probe 2 Similar Bombings

      (Newser) - Police and federal agents are looking into striking similarities between yesterday's Times Square bombing and two earlier explosions to determine if there could be a serial bomber at work, the New York Times reports. The device, timing, method of delivery and suspect in the Times Square attack at a military recruitment center strongly resemble those in last year's bombing of the Mexican consulate and the 2005 bombing of the British consulate in Manhattan. More »

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      New York City  • bombing  • explosion  • Army recruiting  • Times Square

    • Letters Linked to NYC Bombing Claim 'We Did It'

      Associated Press  |  Mar 6, 08 9:25 PM CST

      Letters Linked to NYC Bombing Claim 'We Did It'

      (Newser) - As many as 10 Capitol Hill offices received letters today with a photo of a man standing in front of the Times Square military recruiting office before it was struck by a small bomb. A message with the photo reads, “Happy New Year, We Did It,” the AP reports, but it remains unclear who sent the letters. Also in the envelopes were an apparent manifesto against the Iraq war and an unidentified booklet, a Democratic aide says. More »

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      Iraq war  • New York City  • bombing  • explosion  • letters  • Dianne Feinstein  • Army recruiting  • Capitol Hill  • Times Square  • Afghan Army  • military recruits  • aide

    • Explosion Hits Times Square Recruiting Office

      Associated Press  |  Mar 6, 08 6:32 AM CST

      Explosion Hits Times Square Recruiting Office

      (Newser) - Police are investigating an explosion that shattered the entrance to an Army recruitment office in Times Square early this morning, the AP reports. No one was injured, but police cordoned off the area, and prevented subway trains from stopping in the square briefly. “I was up on the 44th floor and I could feel it,” said a guest at a hotel four blocks away. “It was a big bang.” More »

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      terrorism  • New York City  • Army recruiting  • Times Square  • recruitment

  • January 2008

    • Wary World Welcomes 2008

      ABC News  |  Jan 1, 08 5:05 AM CST

      Wary World Welcomes 2008

      (Newser) - From Baghdad to Berlin to Beijing and Boston, the world said farewell to 2007 and cheered the arrival of 2008. The famous Times Square ball descended for the 100th time, and a million revelers gathered to watch. New technology meant the crystal-studded sphere was twice as bright this year. More »

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      New York  • Baghdad  • Times Square  • New Year's Eve

  • December 2007

    • '08's Ball Brightest in 100 Years

      New York Times  |  Dec 31, 07 2:41 PM CST

      '08's Ball Brightest in 100 Years

      (Newser) - The ball you watch drop in Times Square at midnight will be twice as bright as any of its predecessors, the New York Times reports, to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The first ball rang in 1908 with 216 light bulbs stuck to its 5-foot iron frame. Tonight, 1,200 pounds of crystal, aluminum, and LEDs will shine 30,000 watts across the crossroads of the world. More »

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      New York City  • history  • Times Square  • New Year's Eve

    • Masses Wish Upon NYC Confetti

      CNN  |  Dec 30, 07 1:52 PM CST

      Masses Wish Upon NYC Confetti

      (Newser) - Your wishes for world peace, greater height, smarter bosses, and healthy children will float down on Times Square tomorrow night among more than a ton of confetti, reports the AP. For the first time, Times Square is collecting messages to be printed and mixed in with the 1 ton-plus of confetti that will be dropped on revelers. More »

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      Times Square  • New Year's Eve

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