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350 Protests In New York City: Thousands March Across Brooklyn Bridge

Posted 10.27.2009 | Green


With the focus on bringing carbon dioxide levels down from 385 parts per million (and rising) to 350 ppm -- the level scientists have deemed safe as t...

Teen With Amnesia Found In Times Square Is Identified

AOL News | Evan Buxbaum, CNN | Posted 10.25.2009 | New York


Authorities have identified a teenager believed to be suffering from amnesia who was found on the streets of New York two weeks ago. Police say a CNN...

New York, You've Changed: Taxi Driver (Part 2)

Nick Carr | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York


Nick Carr

When we last left off, Travis Bickle was cruising through Times Square. We then catch him uptown as he makes a drop off at the Hotel Olcott at 27 West 72nd Street.

Tosca in Times Square, or, the Piazza di Nuova York

Alex Henry | Posted 09.22.2009 | New York


Alex Henry

Having gone just to witness the scene, I stayed for the second and third acts, foraging for some pizza and Pellegrino at one of the intermissions to complete the Italian effect.

Sultan Kosen: World's Tallest Man Visits New York (PHOTOS)

Posted 09.22.2009 | New York


The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen, was in New York Monday as part of his Guinness Book of World Records' world tour. The 8'1" Turkish man was re-...

Live from New York, It's L'Shanah Tova

Jon Chattman | Posted 09.18.2009 | Comedy


Jon Chattman

I'd like to see a world in which Dick Clark can come out early in the morning with a shofar and usher in a "Rockin' Rosh Hashana Eve." Note to Ryan Seacrest: get ready to rock that yarmulke.

Promoting America

Jonathan Tisch | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York


Jonathan Tisch

When travel declines, we lose an opportunity to create jobs and economic growth in our city and in communities across America. Today, that is something we just can't afford.

Naked Cowboy Drops Bid To Become NYC Mayor

AP | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York


NEW YORK -- The Naked Cowboy of Times Square says he's dropping out of the race for mayor of New York City. Robert Burck is a tourist attraction kn...

Up To 1,000 Rally In NYC For Health Care Bill

AP | Posted 09.29.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — About a thousand people rallied in Manhattan on Saturday in support of federal health care reform legislation. The event near Times ...

MTV May Leave Famous Times Square Studios

New York Post | Posted 09.11.2009 | New York


We want our MTV back! The cable channel plans to unplug its famed studio overlooking Times Square at the end of the year, according to landlord SL ...

Times Square Cops Battle "Superheroes": Superman Arrested, Batman Cuffed

New York Post | Beth Stebner and Jennifer Fermino | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York


Superman and Batman took on New York's Finest last night in an epic Crossroads of the World battle that left the Man of Steel behind bars and the Cape...

Traffic Free Times Square Is A Half-Baked Concept

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 07.22.2009 | New York


Stephen C. Rose

Last February Manhattan was apprised of an incipient revolution. Cars and trucks would no longer be welcome in Times Square and on a small stretch of ...

Times Square

Jeff Danziger | Posted 07.05.2009 | Style


Jeff Danziger

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Broadway Survives Pedestrian Onslaught

Paul McRandle | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green


Paul McRandle

If anything, the closure to vehicles of chunks of Broadway, which began two days ago, may help Times Square take tentative steps towards developing a new spirit.

Shocking: A Post-Automotive Times Square?

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 06.25.2009 | Green


Steve Rosenbaum

The change in New York's most congested real estate is an acknowledgment that the car culture that has gripped both the city and the country may in fact be, for the first time in half a century, beginning to retreat.

From Green Kilts To Green Golf Courses, Lucky's Been Putting It On!

Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.09.2009 | Style


Wendy Diamond

Lucky & I spent the week celebrating the underdog! From children with Autism, to the Heritage of Scotland and of course the true cause to Lucky's hea...

Times Square To Be Turned Into Pedestrian Mall

AP | Posted 03.29.2009 | Home


NEW YORK — Two heavily used swaths of New York City's Broadway will become pedestrian plazas in May to help reduce traffic and pollution. It's ...

Marc Ecko Clothing Designer's Times Square Rent Wrangle

New York Post | Steve Cuozzo | Posted 03.20.2009 | Business


Marc Ecko Enterprises faces a nasty legal battle for walking away from its lease at the former Times Square Theater, where it abruptly dropped plans t...

Taking the Stage for Improvisational Comedy

Danny Groner | Posted 02.06.2009 | Entertainment


Danny Groner

I enrolled in a free introduction to improv course at a local theater this week to spend time working with talented performers.

Times Square bash left about 40 tons of trash

AP | CRISTIAN SALAZAR | Posted 02.02.2009 | Home


NEW YORK — One million revelers packed into Times Square plus a ton of confetti and countless noisemakers equals a whole lot of garbage _ about ...

Silent Night, Sparkle-less Night

Cathy Erway | Posted 01.15.2009 | Green


Cathy Erway

In the lobby of my apartment building, there is a Christmas tree adorned with ornaments and colored lights. A boombox is placed conspicuously behind i...

Election NYC

Susan Sawyers | Posted 12.07.2008 | Living


Susan Sawyers

Instead of long lines and/or a "dark side," I met a handful of people who were excited and hopeful about a change in administration and international perception of the United States.

Mike the Writer is for Obama: So are Most Europeans, but Why Do Media Pundits See That as a Downside?

Michael Russnow | Posted 12.02.2008 | Media


Michael Russnow

Rather than think our foreign friends' hopeful anticipation is a bad sign, it should give us more incentive to restore the love and respect the world has long held for the United States.

Adventures in Military Advertising

Mike Doughty | Posted 11.27.2008 | Media


Mike Doughty

I grew up a military kid, on Army bases, and it was fascinating to watch the join-the-Army ads spooling by on TV, in contrast to the drab reality of military life.

Officials: Letters Not Linked to NY Bomb

Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — There's apparently no link between the bombing of a military recruiting station in New York's Times Square and letters sent to Cong...