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  1. encounter
    Gary Johnson Takes His #NeverTrump Pitch to Times Square“People see the light, sooner or later. I have faith in the American public.”
  2. The City Starts Seizing Territory From Times Square CharactersThe Department of Transportation started painting designated zones for performers, pedestrians, and other visitors Wednesday night.
  3. pedestrian plazas
    The Broadway Pedestrian Plazas Near Times Square Are Getting a MakeoverNew trees, new lighting, new water fountains.
  4. NYC Closer to Making Times Square Character AreaThe City Council passed a bill Thursday that could set aside special “activity zones” for costumed characters and desnudas.
  5. Times Square Police Station to Get a MakeoverCookie Monsters have replaced Travis Bickle.
  6. tourist attractions
    So Many Costumed Characters Arrested in Times SquareMinnie Mouse, Cookie Monster, and Olaf the snowman tried to shake down a tourist for cash. 
  7. Times Square Subway Rider Attacked With NeedlePierced as she went through the turnstile.
  8. Crime Scene
    If You Wanted Another Reason to Hate Dallas BBQ, This Is Probably ItA transgender customer has accused management of doing nothing after strangers sexually harassed her.
  9. The Other Critics
    Pete Wells Just Wants to Party at Señor Frog’s“I had more fun at Señor Frog’s than at almost any other restaurant that has opened in the last few years.”
  10. Gross
    Times Square on NYE Gets Even WorseDinner at Ruby Tuesday costs up to $1,699.
  11. the chocolate war
    Attack by Chocolate Bar in Times SquareIt was the man with the pink suitcase at the subway station.
  12. Sharpshooting Graphic Design in Times Square, With Michael BierutA walk-and-talk by the graphic-design master.
  13. bill de blasio’s new york
    Times Square: The City’s Id, Now and AlwaysThe desnudas started only the latest battle in a century-long struggle over what the crossroads of the world means to New York.
  14. print is dead
    Fake Newsstand Comes to Fake Times Square“Is it real? What can you buy?”        
  15. bill de blasio’s new york
    Times Square Desnudas Stay, Bratton Won’t VisitWhen asked if he’d stop for a photo, he said, “Why would I want to do that?”
  16. times square
    Bratton Admits Defeat; Times Square Pedestrian Plazas to StaySorry, cars.
  17. times square
    Two Topless Women Are Assaulted, Another Is Arrested in Times Square There were two separate incidents involving “desnudas” on Wednesday night.
  18. Shots!
    The Endless Fiesta: Inside New York’s First Señor Frog’sThe spring-break-themed nightclub hits Times Square, where it feels out of place and more than a little out of time.
  19. bill de blasio’s new york
    Reporter Goes Undercover As a Topless Performer in Times SquareShe had fun, made a few hundred bucks, and now thinks detractors like Mayor de Blasio are clueless.
  20. NYPD Times Square Unit Will Police Topless Women and Spider-menIt will deal with quality-of-life issues in the pedestrian plazas. 
  21. Minimum Wage
    Bizarre Times Square Ads Protest Cuomo’s $15 Fast-Food WageApparently the plan will empower people with “no experience or skills.”
  22. bill de blasio’s new york
    De Blasio’s Times Square Idea Isn’t ProgressiveIt represents a profound misunderstanding of public space.
  23. bill de blasio’s new york
    De Blasio Considers Destroying Times Square Characters’ Natural HabitatHe suggested the removal of Broadway’s pedestrian plaza.
  24. neighborhod news
    Another Times Square Spider-Man Gets in a Fight In Times Square, obviously.
  25. the industry
    Potentially Coming Soon: A David Simon Show About Times Square Porn in the 1970sMmmm, oh yeah.
  26. Openings
    City Kitchen Is the Massive New Food Hall That Times Square Has Been Waiting ForVendors include Luke’s Lobster, Dough, and Azuki Sushi — and it opens this Thursday.
  27. crimes and misdemeanors
    Spider-Man Avoids Prosecution for Punching CopIt’s not clear why. 
  28. Prep
    Wings, Beer, Spoodles: How a Buffalo Wild Wings Preps for Super Bowl Sunday40,000 wings, a couple hundred gallons of sauce, 100 more gallons of blue cheese and ranch, and a thing that’s not quite a spoon, not quite a ladle.
  29. Closings
    Café Edison Will Close This SundayThe plan is to stay open that night “until the last person leaves.”
  30. masked menaces
    Batman and the Joker Join Forces Against City CouncilThe fate of Times Square characters is at stake.
  31. Closings
    The End of Café Edison, Times Square’s Last Real RestaurantThe beloved Theater District diner will close at the end of the year.
  32. new york’s finest
    Cops Target Times Square Elmo in 10-Officer Sting, Then Brag About It on TwitterThe police department’s social-media strategy in action.
  33. neighborhood news
    Spider-Man and Batman Team Up to Fight Times Square HecklersMidtown’s not-so-super heroes strike again.
  34. tourism
    India Wants to Replicate the Worst Part of New York in MumbaiYup, it’s Times Square.
  35. times square
    Times Square Characters Might Soon Need LicensesA City Council member has drafted a bill.
  36. times square
    Times Square Characters Might Start Labor UnionHello Kitty is really mad and she’s not gonna take it anymore.
  37. times square
    2 Iron Men, a Spider-Man, and an Elmo ArrestedMore Times Square character mayhem.
  38. tourism
    NYPD Informs Tourists They Don’t Need to Tip Times Square CharactersPolice step up their campaign against overly aggressive Elmos.
  39. crimes and misdemeanors
    Driver Who Crashed Times Square Bus Passes Drug TestHe passed his drug test. 
  40. crimes and misdemeanors
    One Driver Arrested in Times Square Double-Decker Bus CrashFor driving while ability impaired.
  41. scary things
    Two Double-Decker Buses Crashed in Times SquareTourists injured.
  42. Comebacks
    Lucky Cheng’s Lives On As a Cabaret Pop-upIt’s now a three-course dinner and a show.
  43. when bad things happen to good archetypes
    Why Does Spider-Man Keep Getting Arrested?It all makes sense if you read the comics and look at price tags.
  44. crimes and misdemeanors
    Times Square Superhero Crackdown ContinuesThe Naked Black Cowboy and another Spider-Man were also busted.
  45. crimes and misdemeanors
    Yet Another Times Square Spider-Man ArrestedHe punched a cop in the face.
  46. neighborhood news
    Times Square Elmos May Soon Need License to Creep People Out and Harass TouristsA city councilman has drafted a bill. 
  47. Closings
    Original Bowlmor Lanes Closes TodayThe bowling alley attracted movie stars and models in the 1980s.
  48. Pop-Way-Ups
    Marcus Samuelsson Plans to Cook Miso-Grilled Sea Bass Atop Times SquareHe’ll be cooking up there every night for a two-week cancer benefit series.
  49. Closings
    Lucky Cheng’s Says Good-bye for Real“Many of you would celebrate your Sweet Sixteen with us and return years later to celebrate your Bachelorette Party.”
  50. crimes and misdemeanors
    Times Square Spider-Man Arrested, AgainThis time it was for groping a woman.
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