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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paused its plan to open an entertainment center in New York’s Times Square after Spanish partner Parques Reunidos has withdrawn from the project.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…

Cora Cahan, a key figure in the transformation of Times Square from porn wasteland to New York’s premiere family-friendly tourist destination, will step down next year from her position as founding President and CEO of the nonprofit New 42nd Street organization. Her departure, set for June 2019, was announced by Fiona…

If you’re not near a television set, tonight’s Times Square ball drop will be online for the ninth year in a row, thanks to a production by the Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment. The commercial-free ball drop is part of an overall webcast production that features music from popster Andy Grammer and…

Stephen Colbert weighed in on Monday’s Late Show about the morning’s botched bombing in Manhattan. Because, this time, no one was seriously hurt and the man wearing the homemade bomb is in custody, Colbert could crack a few jokes. “Scary morning in New York City; a man set off an improvised bomb near the Port…

Updates throughout, with police & mayor statements New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has set the Times Square injury count at 23, including the fatality of a young woman. He said the driver, identified as Richard Rojas of the Bronx, is a U.S. citizen and former member of the armed forces, that there is no indication of…

UPDATE Saturday morning: In a lead editorial titled “Shirtless Bodies In Pointless War,” the New York Times this morning took aim at the beleaguered Daily News with a New York Post-style headline (echoing that tabloid’s famous “Headless Body In Topless Bar” banner from decades back). “The News, horrified at the…