Nov 19 - By Associated Press
An interactive exhibit featuring life-size models of Leonardo da Vinci's 500-year-old inventions and machines is opening in New York City's Times Square.

Oct 24 - By Associated Press
Activists held events around the world Saturday to mark the number they say the world needs to reach to prevent disastrous climate change: 350.

Sep 5 - By Associated Press
The Naked Cowboy of Times Square says he's dropping out of the race for mayor of New York City.

Aug 6 - By Chris Tachibana, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The mass celebration by Barack Obama supporters on election night gave birth to rumors that there might be a baby boom. Nine months later, we offer a reality check.

Jul 22 - By Verena Dobnik, Associated Press Writer
The Naked Cowboy wants to be the city's mayor, promising transparency in politics — while running almost buck naked.

Jun 9 - By Associated Press
Those raffish Damon Runyon residents of Times Square are closing up shop.
Jun 5 - By Associated Press
The Hawaiian Tropic Zone restaurant in Times Square is hitting back at a woman who says she was denied a job as a bikini-clad barmaid because her speech was too "ghetto."

Jun 3 - By Ula Ilnytzky, Associated Press Writer
The Discovery Channel and the production company Running Subway have teamed up to create a Times Square exhibition space for blockbuster experiential shows such as "Titanic" and "Tutankhamun."

May 22 - By Associated Press
New York's Times and Herald squares just got a lot more pedestrian-friendly.

May 6 - By Associated Press
Nine crew members working on a Nicolas Cage film in New York's Times Square have been treated for minor injuries after another car crash near the movie set.
May 5 - By Associated Press
Police say a Ferrari crashed into a restaurant in New York's Times Square during filming of a Nicolas Cage movie stunt, injuring two pedestrians.

Mar 24 - By David B. Caruso, Associated Press Writer
When troubled pop king Michael Jackson is involved, even a yard sale can become an epic struggle.
Mar 9 - By Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writer
The New York Times Co. has sold most of its home office for $225 million, padding the newspaper publisher's financial cushion amid a sharp drop in revenue that has forced management to scrounge for more money.

Jan 31 - By Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer
The Wall Street crowd that packed into the ballroom of the fancy Times Square hotel didn't know what was about to hit it.
Jan 1 - By Associated Press
One million revelers packed into Times Square plus a ton of confetti and countless noisemakers equals a whole lot of garbage — about 40 tons, according to the city Department of Sanitation.

Dec 31 - By Colleen Long, Associated Press Writer
Hundreds of thousands of revelers rang in 2009 from frigid Times Square as the famous Waterford crystal ball dropped, signaling the end of a historic and troubled year that saw the election of the first black U.S. president and the worst economic crisis in decades.
Dec 30 - By Colleen Long, Associated Press Writer
Last New Year's Eve they were in Iowa. This year, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton will be in Times Square, helping Mayor Michael Bloomberg lower the glittery New Year's Eve ball.
Dec 30 - By Associated Press
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton will join Mayor Michael Bloomberg in New York City's Times Square to help lower the New Year's Eve ball.

Dec 29 - By Associated Press
A mud slide destroyed a home Friday, briefly trapping its occupants, and flooding, mud and deep snow blocked roads as the latest winter storm pummeled the Northwest.
Dec 27 - By Associated Press
The Waterford Crystal ball that drops in Times Square to signal the start of the new year is being displayed at its new permanent perch.
Dec 16 - By David Sweet, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Every December since the Reagan Administration, the denizens of stock car racing have gathered in New York’s elegant Waldorf-Astoria to congratulate each other on another successful year amid a slew of parties.Yet this year, the mood at NASCAR’s end-of-the-year ceremony was so grim that, if one had to compare it to a type of car, the only fitting example fitting would be a hearse.During the Sprint Cup Series Awards ceremony, winners were more intent on urging support for a Big Three bailout than thanking those who got them to the podium. A Ford party was dropped. ESPN.com noted the annual parade of stock car drivers gunning around Times Square was canceled — too pricey.Though the news was already bleak during the gathering in early December — layoffs had hit top NASCAR garages such as Dale Earnhardt Inc., and it had become obvious that few teams would run a full slate of races in 2009 — the news has worsened since then. The Detroit News reported GM has yet to renew a decades-long
Dec 15 - By Associated Press
A New York City police officer seen in a YouTube video knocking a bicyclist to the pavement during a protest in Times Square pleaded not guilty Tuesday to related charges.
Dec 15 - By Associated Press
Organizers say Aretha Franklin has given a holiday benefit concert for members of the military after missing a Times Square award presentation hours earlier.

Dec 10 - By Tom Hays, Associated Press Writer
New York City police suspect a vandal who threw a brick at the Greek consulate and sped away by bike could be linked to a March explosion at a Times Square military recruiting center.

Dec 7 - By Associated Press
The Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift and Lionel Richie will ring in 2009 from Times Square on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve."