The year that seemed to drag on forever is finally coming to an end. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Times Square and 42nd Street (Manhattan, NY)”
This New Year’s Eve, Times Square Will Be Filled With Hope. But Not People.
By Gotham Rex on December 30, 2020
Celebrations will be muted as 2020 finally comes to an end, but they will bring much-needed touches of grace. Source: New York Times
No Crowds, but Times Square Ball Drop Is Still Happening. Here’s How.
By Gotham Rex on December 30, 2020
For the first time in decades, Times Square will be closed to the public on New Year’s Eve. Instead, dozens of frontline workers and their families will be honored with spots near the stage. Source: New York Times
Without Crowds, Is Times Square Really Times Square? Take a Look
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2020
The throngs of visitors have disappeared from New York City’s famous neighborhood, and there is an eeriness to the emptiness. Source: New York Times
Black Voguers Populate Billboards in a Times Square ‘Midnight Moment’
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2020
The opportunity to stage “Black Magic” in Times Square “was a great proposition to do something transgressive,” said the artist Rashaad Newsome. Source: New York Times
Don’t Eat the Breakfast Cereal. It’s Made of Plastic.
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2020
Robin Frohardt has turned a vacant space in Times Square into a colorful installation that slyly doubles as an eco-warning. Puppets have their moment, too. Source: New York Times
Stars Bring a Broadway Tune Back to Times Square, Unexpectedly
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2020
Two dozen shielded performers, including Bernadette Peters and Andrew Rannells, surprised passers-by with a rendition of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday.” Source: New York Times