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INTRODUCTION, PART TWO
Public sector leadership made this all possible, and for that we thank most especially Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Speaker Christine C. Quinn, along with former Speaker Miller, Representatives Nadler and Maloney, Assembly Member Gottfried, and a host of City agencies, including the Departments of Cultural Affairs, Design & Construction, Parks & Recreation, Small Business Services, and Transportation, as well as the Economic Development Corporation, and New York City Transit.
In 1973, when Times Square was in its darkest days, the creation of the original TKTS booth by City Hall, TDF, and the theatre industry was a crucial first step in the revitalization of Times Square. The rebuilding of Duffy Square constitutes a similar starting point in making the world’s best-known public space a showcase for world-class design and improvements to the pedestrian environment.
Beyond that, at a time when tourism is an ever-more important segment of the City’s economy, Duffy Square creates yet another reason for people to visit the Crossroads of the World to see great design and great theatre.
The new Duffy Square, like Times Square, will exemplify the best of New York: its creativity, its energy, and its distinctiveness. But most of all, it showcases New York's capacity to bring together in one place the vitality and diversity of this great city we love so much.
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