“…The neighborhood will soon be home to a beautiful new visitor's center with a viewing deck, a museum focusing on the history of Times Square and a massive indoor-outdoor stage extending over Seventh Avenue that is sure to entirely revamp the city's entertainment scene.
Whether the thrilling vertical drop ride will become a reality is yet to be seen, but mere talks about the possibility make one thing clear: Times Square is going through a re-birth.”
Time Out New York, A vertical drop ride might soon open in the middle of Times Square
“Fans of Pelé gathered at the store dedicated to him in New York’s Times Square on Thursday, to memorialize and celebrate a soccer player who electrified the city when he signed with the New York Cosmos in 1975 on a three-year, $7m (£5.8m) contract, a deal that made the 34‐year‐old player the highest‐paid team athlete in the world.”
The Guardian, New York fans pay tribute to Brazilian icon who brought soccer to the US
“Throughout its history, Times Square has undergone many transformations. But in our current post-lockdown times, where many patches of the city continue to remain empty since the start of the pandemic, the blinding neon lights and frenetic energy of Times Square have become a go-to place that serve as a reminder of why we love New York City so much.”
“In Manhattan, the Midtown Community Court partnered with Fountain House (a mental health service provider), Breaking Ground, (a housing organization), and the Times Square Alliance (a business improvement group) to launch Community First, a program that employs people who have experienced homelessness themselves to help the unhoused develop the stability to stay off the streets — and out of jail. At the heart of the program is relationship-building. For this population, in particular, forging a trusting rapport can mean the difference between staying in supportive housing or treatment, and cycling out. Thus far, the program connected more than 400 people with voluntary services and led to a two thirds reduction in the number of people sleeping on the street during the first year of the program.”
New York Daily News, Op-Ed: Better solutions for those with mental illness
“Jubilant Argentina fans in New York City have turned Times Square into a sea of white and blue following their dramatic win on penalties in the World Cup Final against France.”
“Many gathered in Times Square on Saturday to join their voices in song and prayer, hoping to draw attention to the latest wave of missile strikes in Ukraine and the need for humanitarian help.”
CBS New York, Times Square filled with song and prayer for Ukraine
“Boardman and Diane Nicoletti, the museum’s other co-founder, have filled that void with a glitzy, immersive museum that takes visitors through a comprehensive history of the Great White Way, from its 18th-century origins all the way through its abrupt 2020 closure and grand 2021 reopening.
“‘Broadway’s rebuilding after Covid, and the city’s coming back to life,’ Boardman says. ‘That we get to open at this time is even more meaningful, I think, for the community.’”
Smithsonian Magazine, The Ten Coolest Artifacts at the New Museum of Broadway
“‘It was very important to me coming from Ireland where it’s really a very Catholic country, to now be the owner of gay bar in Times Square — and I’ve never strayed from that idea.’”
W42ST, What The Dickens? New Hell’s Kitchen Six-Floor Venue Pays Queer Tribute to Classic Author
“‘The American Manifest’ is major: a three-part, two-city project. Its first chapter came in the summer in Times Square, with a display of American sweetgum trees, upside-down with roots spreading into the air, and a performance based on his notation of the decision and dissent in the 1857 Dred Scott case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Black Americans, even free ones, were not entitled to rights of citizenship — indeed, according to the majority, ‘had no rights which the white man was bound to respect.’”
The New York Times, On Governors Island, a Machine That Jolts History
“As Broadway goes, so goes the city, and when the curtain comes up - can a full recovery be far behind?”
ABC New York, 'Curtain Up' festival in Times Square celebrates return of Broadway
“Sirico says she now sees Times Square as a proper burgeoning scene. ‘It was so uncool that now it’s kind of ironically cool,’ she tells me. Beyond PWA and Nothing Really Matters, the nightclub Rash, whose Bushwick location was burned down in June, has been doing pop-up concerts every Tuesday a few blocks away at the Times Square Alliance. But it might even go beyond Times Square, says Black. “Brooklyn’s been such a thing for so long, that now” — Sirico finishes, ‘Manhattan is coming back.’”
“Hundreds of staffers and thousands of spectators are filtering into Times Square today, eager to welcome 2023 with uninhibited celebrations at full scale for the first time since the pandemic began.”
Gothamist, New Year’s Eve 2022 kicks into high gear in Times Square