Tag Archives: Times Square

First Avenue Bike Lane Extends To East Harlem

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A future parking lane, center, and protected bike lane, to the left, on Second Avenue at E. 117th St. 

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First Avenue at 88th Street. Concrete pedestrian islands and tree pits have already been installed, and the bike lane has been striped. Continue reading

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Tourism Groups: 2014 Super Bowl Means Big Bucks For NYC (And Harlem)

62_MetLife_Stadium_ExteriorThe sidewalks in Times Square are relatively quiet during the dog days of winter, but things should heat up next year when the Super Bowl comes to town. Continue reading

HW Pick: NYPD Officer Whose Act of Kindness Went Viral: ‘My Heart Went Out to Him’

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Yahoo.com reports that the New York Police Department officer who bought a pair of boots for a homeless man with no shoes in Times Square said he never imagined the act of kindness would go viral online. Continue reading

West Harlem Art Fund Works With The Affordable Art Fair

The West Harlem Art Fund (WHAF) has been selected to create a site specific installation for the Affordable Art Fair this fall at the Tunnel. Continue reading

Harlem Educational Activities Fund’s On The Success

Anyone thinking of starting a restaurant in the Big Apple and in need of a business plan might try to crib one from the Harlem Educational Activities Fund. Continue reading

NYC & Company New Year’s Celebration

On December 31 hundreds of thousands of revelers will fill New York City’s Times Square to watch the famous New Year’s Eve Ball descend from One Times Square and to celebrate the start of a new year. Continue reading

Illegal Obama Swag Killed in Times Square

President Obama’s career as a fashion model is over – in two weeks.

Weatherproof, the New York-based outerwear company, said it will comply with the White House’s request to take down a huge Times Square billboard featuring the commander in chief wearing on of its jackets.

Freddie Stollmack, the company’s president, told The Associated Press he decided to cooperate with the White House’s request to drop the ad campaign.

America’s Most Popular Spot

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Ranking the country’s most popular destinations

By Rob Baedeker

1. Times Square, New York City

This Manhattan crossroads of commerce retains the top spot on our list, thanks to increased visitation to the Big Apple in 2008 despite the economic turndown. According to the Times Square Alliance, “80% of visitors to NYC make it a point to visit Times Square.” Total NYC visit last year was 47 million, giving us an estimate of 37.6 million travelers through the “Crossroads of the World.” And of course Harlem is a close #2.

Sources: Forbes Traveler estimate based on figures from The Times Square Alliance and NYC & Company

Inauguration Ignites Times Square

People from all over gathered at Times Square today to cheer and support President Barack Obama.

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Showing Your Laundry

Located on the second floor of a nondescript office building, the Comfort Zone is just a few doors from two Broadway musicals, “Chicago” and “Spring Awakening.” A short distance away are the glitz and clamor of Times Square. The Zone’s proximity to the two theaters is somehow fitting, given that this underwear party, mostly drawing young black gay men on the down-low, is a theatrical performance, a fashion runway display of sorts, with hip hop and R&B blaring from wall-mounted speakers. Continue reading