Times Square and 42nd Street (Manhattan, NY)

December 30, 2023

The Statue of Liberty Hat

Paying an unexpected price for a novelty crown. It is early April, in the evening. I’m walking through Times Square on my way to a birthday […]
October 13, 2023

‘Eras’ Comes to the Big Screen, a Day Ahead of Schedule

Most Swifties had bought their weekend tickets when the pop star made her announcement the movie would come out a day early, but fans still showed […]
December 31, 2022

Day 31: How The Times Started a Beloved Tradition, in 10 … 9 … 8 …

I have a confession to make. It took me an embarrassing number of years working at The New York Times, in Times Square, before someone finally […]
May 5, 2022

What to Eat, See and Do in Manhattan 

Broadway enthusiasts, art aficionados and food lovers will find new offerings in and around Times Square and in neighborhoods below 42nd Street, heralding the promise of […]
December 11, 2021

Patti LuPone on 'Company,' Stephen Sondheim and More

Her friends say there is nothing more fun than hanging with Patti LuPone while she’s having a glass of wine. That’s not true. There is something […]
November 22, 2019

How Marla Maples Spends Her Sundays

“I’d like to share a little secret with you,” said a sympathetic real estate agent, played by Marla Maples, in the 1998 movie “Happiness.” “Divorce was […]
June 4, 2016

Night Out: On the Town With a 19-Year-Old Fleet Week Newbie

June 4, 2016 By GEORGE GURLEY Connor Vest, a bespectacled 19-year-old sailor, grew up in Maryville, Tenn., in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. Until […]