MetaFilter posts tagged with TimesSquare

A safer way to cross Times Square

BoscosMom — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:53:48 -0800

I came across this at youtube while looking for a visual to illustrate "strong teeth" in an e-mail. Just had to share: Woman crosses Time Square by her teeth, circa 1932.

I miss the 1970s

CunningLinguist — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:29:52 -0800

Times Square before Disney: Ads for 1970s "Leisure Spas" (SLYT)

What Else Will Drop on New Year's Eve?

ericb — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:15:40 -0800

This New Year's Eve you can watch the drop of the "Waterford Crystal New Year's Eve Ball" (which will now become a year-round attraction hovering above Times Square). Not interested? How about watching the dropping of a drag queen, a pirate wench, pickles and sausages (among other things) while ringing in the New Year? TripAdvisor's Top Quirkiest New Year's Eve Events in the U.S.

Drag Queen ("Sushi") Dropped in a Ruby Shoe, Key West, FL. Conch Shell Dropped at Sloppy Joe's, Key West, FL. The Lowering of the Pirate Wench at Midnight, Key West, FL. New Year's Eve Peep Drop , Bethlehem, PA. Walleye Fish Drop, Port Clinton, OH. New Year's Eve Pickle Drop, Mount Olive, NC. The Great Sausage Drop, Elmore, OH. Bologna Drop, Lebanon, PA. Gumbo Pot Drop, New Orleans, LA. Maryland Crab Drop, Easton, MD. Cheese Drop, Plymouth, WI. Acorn Drop, Raleigh, NC.

New Year's Eve In Times Square

amyms — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:52:30 -0800

Times Square: Crossroads of the World is the official website of Times Square in New York City. An estimated 1 million people from all over the world are in Times Square tonight, celebrating New Year's Eve and the 100th anniversary of the ball drop (with a new eco-friendly, LED-lighted ball). Also on the site: A History of New Year's Eve in Times Square, a Then and Now interactive timeline, a Signs of the Times gallery, and much more. The FAQ is also interesting.

Coming Soon to a Grindhouse Near You

jonp72 — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:59:30 -0800

Sleazoid Express (this post rated NSFW) was a New York film fanzine that championed the grindhouse cinema that played in sketchy Times Square movie theaters during the pre-Giuliani era. Featuring in-depth reviews of film fare such as Pets, Nanami: Inferno of First Love, and Let Me Die A Woman, the Sleazoid Express zine later inspired a book, which can probably take some credit for stoking Quentin Tarantino's interest in grindhouse filmmaking. (An excerpt from the book, Sleazoid Express, can be found here, and here's some original grindhouse trailers thrown in for good measure.)

The New Alternative to Being Discovered at the Soda Fountain

stagewhisper — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:55:08 -0800

"Spotlight Live ... puts guests in the limelight in a way that will surpass their wildest dreams. Guests can walk in the door for dinner and walk out the door a star" In the age of American Idol, why go to see a show on Broadway, when it's your birthright to be a show on Broadway, complete with your own professional back-up singers and dancers?

Heading into faggotland...

WolfDaddy — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 12:56:15 -0800

Babyface: A Times Square Odyssey "This interactive web piece about the Babyfaces of Times Square takes place in the past, when the center city was a clash of classes rather than today's funeral of a theme park controlled by middle class undertakers." This is definitely not safe for work (drugs, porn, men in bathroom stalls), but if you want to remember the seedier side of NYC, this is one way to do it.

Postroad — Tue, 18 Dec 2001 08:10:37 -0800

What should be dropped at Times Square for New Year's Eve? Perhaps a change is needed this year. Which item listed would you vote for? Or do you have one not given here?

tamim — Mon, 27 Nov 2000 14:44:47 -0800

David Blaine is at it again (requires flash). If you are in New York, you can also see him frozen live at Times Square from now through the 29th.