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NEWS ABOUT: Times Square

Times Square stories: 18 news summaries

(Newser) - Robert Burck, the “Naked Cowboy” who strolls New York’s Times Square, is planning a run for mayor there, WABC-TV reports. The guitar slinger in underpants will challenge Mayor Michael Bloomberg by “bringing transparency to a whole new level.” Burck says he’ll also run on his... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • guitar • singer • Times Square • Naked Cowboy • political campaign

 Fallon Beats Tiger 
 at His Own Wii Game 

They faced off in Times Square

Jun 25, 09 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tiger's not so tough in the virtual world. Jimmy Fallon crushed the champion golfer in Tiger's own Nintendo Wii game at Times Square this morning, the New York Post reports. Woods conceded on the third and final hole, after shooting a double-bogey and a bogey.  They played on the... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • Nintendo Wii • Times Square • Jimmy Fallon • Wii Golf • US Open Golf

 Pedestrians Drive 
 Cars From 
 Times Square 

New York begins experiment with car-free intersection

May 25, 09 6:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Times Square was transformed yesterday from a crush of traffic into a pedestrian mall, as New York began a months-long experiment at the city's busiest intersection. Cars have been banned along Broadway from 42nd to 47th streets, as well as in Herald Square to the south. Tourists and locals were... More »

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New York City • New York • traffic • Broadway • Times Square • automobile • intersection

 NYC to Kick Cars Off Broadway 

Mayor unveils pedestrian-friendly midtown makeover

Feb 26, 09 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - New York is turning the Great White Way into the Great Walk Way, the New York Times reports. Mayor Bloomberg announced plans yesterday to turn five blocks of Broadway around Times Square into a pedestrian zone complete with tables and landscaping starting this May. City officials say the plan will... More »

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New York City • Manhattan • Broadway • Michael Bloomberg • Times Square • traffic jam • pedestrian

 Nasdaq Swipes $80B 
 in NYSE Listings 

Nasdaq offers information, screen-time to woo NYSE clients

Feb 26, 09 8:35 AM CST
(Newser) - In the war for stock listings, Nasdaq is on the offensive, offering companies beefed-up information and appearances on the exchange's towering Times Square video screen to woo them from the NYSE, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nasdaq was "very aggressive in creating marketing opportunities" for Dreamworks, including a 7-story... More »

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stock market • NASDAQ • New York Stock Exchange • IPO • Nasdaq • market capitalization • Times Square

 Virgin Megastore to Close 

Iconic record store to become Forever 21

Jan 14, 09 9:37 AM CST
(Newser) - New York City’s iconic Virgin Megastore will close in April, Billboard reports. The Times Square fixture is the US’s highest volume music store, but the real estate company that acquired Virgin in 2007 is booting it for a higher-rent tenant. An exec told Reuters last year that Virgin... More »

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New York real estate • New York City • New York • Virgin • Times Square • Virgin Records

 Clintons to Lead 
 NYC New Year's 
 Countdown 

Clintons will join Bloomberg for ceremonial ball drop

Dec 30, 08 1:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton will get a raucous sendoff from her adopted hometown New Year's Eve, when the New York senator is slated to join hubby Bill and Mayor Michael Bloomberg as they push the ceremonial button to signal the descent of Times Square's iconic ball, Reuters reports. That begins the 60-second... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • Michael Bloomberg • New Year's Eve • Times Square

 Times Square Debt Ticker Runs Out of Numbers

$10 trillion national debt takes up too much space for mounting tally

Oct 9, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - America's national debt has outgrown the ticker designed to draw attention to it, the BBC reports. The Times Square counter, set up in 1989 when the debt was a mere $2.7 trillion, ran out of space for digits recently when the debt ballooned to more than $10 trillion. Its... More »

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national debt • budget deficit • Times Square • bailout

Solar-Powered Billboard to Light Up Times Square

Power will be generated by solar panels and wind turbines on site

Jul 2, 08 2:31 PM CDT
(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... More »

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solar power • Times Square • billboards

Naked Cowboy to M&Ms: See You in Court

Street performer says Times Sq. billboard is trademark infringement

Jun 23, 08 5:57 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Photo of NYC Bomb
Suspect Released

$12,000 reward offered in attack on Times Square recruitment center

Mar 9, 08 7:44 AM CDT
(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... More »

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military • terrorism • New York City • tourism • bombing • bicycle • Times Square • US-Canadian border

Cops Say Letters a Coincidence

Envelopes sent to lawmakers not related to Times Square bombing

Mar 7, 08 12:52 PM CST
(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,... More »

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military • Army recruiting • bombing • Times Square • Times Square blast

NY Cops Probe
2 Similar
Bombings

Serial bomber
could be at work
in Manhattan

Mar 7, 08 5:10 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Letters Linked to NYC Bombing Claim 'We Did It'

They were sent to Capitol Hill; bomber remains unknown

Mar 6, 08 9:25 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Explosion Hits Times Square Recruiting Office

None injured in blast that damaged entrance

Mar 6, 08 6:32 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Wary World Welcomes 2008

In New York, Times Square ball makes 100th fall

Jan 1, 08 5:05 AM CST
(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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Baghdad • New York • New Year's Eve • Times Square

'08's Ball Brightest in 100 Years

Times Square orb hits centennial

Dec 31, 07 2:41 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Masses Wish Upon NYC Confetti

Times Square is collecting messages to drop on New Year's Eve revelers

Dec 30, 07 1:52 PM CST
(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... More »

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New Year's Eve • Times Square • Times Square Alliance • Wishing Wall Online • confetti

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