Explore the latest news on the conversation about the future of Times Square.
- Crain's, Rules for Times Square's costumed characters working like a charm (July 5, 2016)
DNAInfo, City Widens Times Square Activity Zones to Mixed Reviews From Performers (June 29, 2016)
The New York Times, In Times Square, new zone restrictions that even the hulk can’t break (June 21, 2016)
- The Wall Street Journal, Times Square plaza’s new zones take shape (June 9, 2016)
New York Daily News, No soliciting zones coming to Times Square; Mayor de Blasio signs bill creating ‘ground rules’ for costumed characters (April 22, 2016)
DNAInfo, Council committee votes unanimously for Times Square pedestrian plaza bill (April 6, 2016)
Playbill, Morning rally at NY City Hall will demand action on aggressive Times Square characters (March 30, 2016)
- The Wall Street Journal, Curb the Times Square tip-seekers, lawmakers say (March 28, 2016)
CBS New York, Times Square Alliance, elected officials push for bill regulating pedestrian plazas (March 28, 2016)
AM New York, Times Square officials push costumed character regulation (March 28, 2016)
New York Daily News, City officials push to restrict Times Square characters to specific zones after string of overly-aggressive panhandling arrests (March 28, 2016)
New York Observer, Times Square Alliance (and the Naked Cowboy) call for new regulation in plaza (March 28, 2016)
New York Post, Times Square Elmos are ruining people’s childhoods (March 28, 2016)
The New York Times, Makeover set for police building at heart of a sleeker Times Square (February 17, 2016)
New York Magazine, The City's id: now and forever (October 5, 2015)
The New York Times, Limits put forth for topless performers in Times Square (October 1, 2015)
NY1, Times Square Task Force recommends DOT have oversight of plazas (October 1, 2015)
WABC 7, Times Square task force issuing its recommendations (October 1, 2015)
Politico New York, Task force embraces idea of restricted zones for Times Square (October 1, 2015)
DNA Info, Topless women and pedestrian plazas to stay in Times Square (October 1, 2015)
New York Observer, Task force will seek new rules for desnudas and others in Times Square (October 1, 2015)
- New York Daily News, New plan to rein in costumed and topless panhandlers in Times Square (September 24, 2015)
The New York Times, Making Times Square's pedestrian plazas work (September 23, 2015)
Staten Island Advance, A hopeful plan to regulate Times Square (September 21, 2015)
New York Post, Task force recommends cordoning off Times Square street performers (September 17, 2015)
CBS New York, Mayor de Blasio convenes first meeting of Times Square task force (September 17, 2015)
The New York Times, Special zones proposed to limit toplessness in Times Square (September 16, 2015)
New York Daily News, Proposal to confine costumed characters, topless performers to 'activity zone' gets major backing (September 11, 2015)
- New York Daily News, A Times Square solution, in reach: Create a commons with three zones (September 10, 2015)