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)