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There will be no massive crowds, but plenty of music will still be on tap for New Year’s Eve in Times Square. Using a combination of television and streaming, the show will go on despite the pandemic restrictions against huge gatherings. Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, the co-organizers of Times…

Regal Cinemas is taking it to the streets, with the marquee of its iconic and shuttered Times Square multiplex admonishing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for being just about the last pol in the country to reopen cinemas. “48 states have reopened theatres safely. Why not New York, Governor Cuomo?” blared from that…

Happy Distanced New Year. The iconic ball drop celebration in New York’s Times Square will go virtual this year, organizers announced today. "More than ever in these divided and fear-filled times, the world desperately needs to come together symbolically and virtually to celebrate the people and things we love and to…

It’s New Year’s Eve and we’re counting down to the most venerable of holiday traditions — the Times Square ball drop to usher in 2020. Security is high for the iconic ball drop, with drones monitoring Times Square for the first time in its history, and thousands of police both in plainclothes and in uniform keeping an…

SantaCon arrived in dozens of cities across the nation Saturday, including New York where a massive crowd filled Times Square. Wearing Santa Claus suits and other red and white costumes; revelers, street performers and tourists braved chilly temperatures for the annual pub crawl. According to CBS New York, the…

Broadway’s theater owners say the Times Square panic and its spillover into some theaters last night was handled by those venues in accordance with security procedures developed by the Broadway community and the New York Police Department, but at least some shaken audience members of To Kill a Mockingbird took to…

Lionsgate has paused its plan to open an entertainment center in New York’s Times Square after Spanish partner Parques Reunidos has withdrawn from the project. In the fall of 2017, the company announced the initiative, which was meant to showcase film and TV properties including The Hunger Games, Mad Men and the John W…

Michael Strahan, ABC's Good Morning America co-anchor and host of The $100,000 Pyramid, will host Highwire Live in Times Square with Nik Wallenda, along with co-host Erin Andrews. The duo will be live from New York's Times Square as Nik Wallenda and his sister, Lijana, seventh-generation members of the Wallenda…

Andy Cohen stood up to authority about 80-minutes into CNN’s New Year’s Eve coverage, when the Times Square Alliance forced him to close up his clear umbrella in the pouring rain. “Andy has taken a turn,” co-host Anderson Cooper warned viewers of his commercial-break transformation. “It’s more than drizzling in Times…

The Times Square ball drop is one of the most enduring rituals of New Year’s Eve. Since 1907, the year the lighted ball first descended, it’s been the harbinger of a new year for millions of people. This year, journalists will be honored as the special guests by the Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment…

Security will be taking to the air in Times Square during this year’s New Year’s Eve celebration. The NYPD will deploy drones in the popular New Year’s Eve destination in an effort to fight against potential terror attacks. This is a first for the celebration. The will fly overhead and join more than 1,200 cameras…

In a time when the term “fake news” is being thrown around and the United States has been added to the list of one of the most dangerous countries to be a journalist, it’s nice to know that there is one silver lining: this year’s New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will be dedicated to the freedom of…