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Times Square Businesses - We Can Help Promote Your Deals and Events!

The Times Square Alliance knows as well as anybody that an incredible number of great events take place every day at the Crossroads of the World. We would like to help spread the word about the special offers, events, programs and performances your business or organization may be planning.

Whether you are a restaurant offering special dining packages, a retail store running a unique sale, or a theatrical performance offering discount tickets, we’d like to include you in our website and monthly email blasts. We are currently seeking information on offers and events to promote on our website and amongst area employees and residents.The Times Square Alliance is offering this promotional service free of charge to all neighborhood businesses – just fill out and return the Event Hosting Form.

CHAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW!

The temporary lawn chairs on Broadway in Times Square won't be around forever, and neither will these nifty "I Lounge New York" t-shirts now on sale at: Times Square Information Center (7th Avenue between 46th and 47th Streets) Monday through Friday 9am - 7pm Saturdays & Sundays 8am - 8pm.

...also available online at www.iloungeny.com. 

For just $14.99, you can't afford NOT to commemorate '09: The Summer of Lounge.

Crossroads Cardholders - remember that you're entitled to a 10% discount on this item and all other items sold at the Times Square Information Center.

At 44 1/2, Creative Time’s presentation of video art on MTV’s outdoor, gilded screen located in the heart of New York City’s Times Square, will showcase the classic video work Deadpan (1997) by Turner Prize–winning artist Steve McQueen, who is representing Great Britain at the 53rd Venice Biennale of Art, Venice, Italy, this summer.

Following the phenomenal success of McQueen’s debut feature film Hunger (2008), which won the Camera d’Or at Cannes in 2008, Deadpan in Times Square will activate an already vibrant New York City site in new and unexpected ways. In Deadpan, McQueen restages a stock-in-trade Buster Keaton gag in which a house falls on top of a figure, who somehow emerges unscathed. This slapstick convention, repeated, investigates cinematic conventions and will be especially salient in the media saturated environment of Times Square.

Running Subway productions and Discovery Channel are partnering to present the public with innovative exhibitions in Times Square. Discovery Times Square Exposition will present visitors with limited-run, dynamic educational and entertaining experiences as they explore some of the world’s defining cultures, art, artifacts and events. The space will be divided into two major gallery halls that will feature some of the world’s most popular and riveting exhibits in unique and expanded installations. The first exhibits featured when doors open June 24th will be “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” and “Lucy’s Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia”.

The exposition’s opening will initiate a program of exhibits curated by leading scholars, historians, and authorities. The 60,000 square foot space includes the two major gallery halls, climate-controlled environments, learning centers, a special event space, a café and a store. Discovery Times Square Exposition will open on June 24th at 226 West 44th Street. Tickets are now on-sale for Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition and Lucy’s Legacy. For individual tickets call 866.9.TSXTIX (866.987.9849), 212.352.3101, or visit www.DiscoveryTSX.com.

Tickets are available for $17.50 (child 4-12), $19.50 (adult), and $18.50 (senior or 65+). Group tickets are also available by calling 866.9.NYCTIX (866.692.2849). Discovery Times Square Exposition will be open seven (7) days a week from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

SUNDAY, 6/21: FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL AT MONTENAPO RESTAURANT!

MONTENAPO RESTAURANT BRINGS AN ELEGANT UPSCALE DINING EXPERIENCE TO THE HEART OF THE BROADWAY THEATRE DISTRICT 

HOUSED WTHIN THE NEW YORK TIMES BUILDING MONTENAPO OFFERS CREATIVE, ORIGINAL CUISINE FROM ALL REGIONS OF ITALY

RESTAURANT’S DESIGN ELEMENTS AND MENU COMPLEMENT RENZO PIANO’S ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE OF LIGHTNESS AND TRANSPARENCY

At Montenapo, the Times Square area’s beautiful new restaurant serving exquisite Italian cuisine overlooking Renzo Piano’s magnificent birch tree garden, all Father’s Day diners will receive a complimentary bottle of chilled Prosecco for the table.

Montenapo will be featuring an a la carte Brunch menu from 11:30am until 4:00pm, and an a la carte dinner menu after 4:00PM.

Our $41 three course Theater Prix Fixe Menu is available from 5:00pm -6:30pm and from 10pm until closing. Please call ahead to reserve and request your complimentary bottle of Prosecco.

Montenapo is located at 250 West 41st Street, just east of Eighth Avenue. For menus or more information please visit  us online at www.montenaporestaurant.com or call us at 212-764-7663.

Housed within the Renzo Piano-designed New York Times Building, the restaurant occupies 5,200 square feet of glass-enclosed dining space facing the unique and beautiful inner birch-and-moss garden in the center atrium of the building. Named after the famous designer-shopping street Via Montenapoleone in Milan, the contemporary yet comfortable design exemplifies the easy chic of Italian style and harmonizes with the luminous aesthetic of the much heralded newspaper building, as will its modern take on classic Italian fare. Serving lunch and dinner, Chefs Lucarelli and Gallina showcase their bold interpretation and imaginative approach to incorporating incredible flavors, delicacies and varieties of foods into their menu.

Hours of Operation:

11:30am to midnight, seven days a week

Location:

The New York Times Building

250 West 41st Street (between 7th and 8th avenues)

New York, NY 10018

Telephone:

Reservations: (212) 764- 7663 / Take-out: (212) 764-7227

Website and Email:

Hours of Operation

Sunday 12:00 Noon - 12:00 Midnight, Bar is open until 1:00am

Monday – Wednesday 11:30am – 12:00 Midnight, Bar is open until 1:00am

Thursday, Friday & Saturday 11:30am – 1:00am, Bar is open until 2:00am

Every Wednesday

• Ladies Drink on a Dime 5:00pm – 7:00pm! Your first 2 drinks from our select menu are just 10 cents each!
• Karaoke 8:00pm – Midnight

Bringing the flair and entertainment back into casual dining, Hawaiian Tropic Zone® tantalizes the senses as it splashes into its newly renovated second floor location at 729 7th Avenue (Entrance on 49th Street) and reintroduces itself as the most exciting destination location in Times Square, NYC.

Hawaiian Tropic Zone®, the vision of powerhouse restaurateur Dennis Riese is unlike anything else in New York City.

Ultra sexy and sleek modern décor await, as you ascend to the second floor dining room. Once seated, our eclectic menu, featuring menu creations by Chef David Burke offer a variety of choices ranging from Chicken Spring Rolls to Burke’s signature Cheesecake Lollipops. To compliment your meal the sexy and beautiful Table Concierges (Both men and women) will guide you through the perfect pairing of wines and cocktails.

Hawaiian Tropic Zone® also offers an extensive and exciting line up of nightly entertainment. Ranging from Karaoke nights every Wednesday evening, to live Jazz performances every Thursday evening and special events throughout the week, including the famous Hawaiian Tropic Zone Bikini Pageants, there is always something fun and sexy happening at the Zone. For a full list of weekly events, and upcoming special events please visit our website at hawaiiantropiczone.com. Follow us on Twitter: HTZNYC

The Westin New York at Times Square Becomes

First-Ever Green Seal™ Certified Hotel in New York

The Westin New York at Times Square recently received a GS-33 Lodging Properties Silver certification from Green Seal™, becoming the first hotel in the state of New York to be recognized by the organization, and the first Westin Hotel worldwide to earn silver status.  The hotel has completed a long check-list to earn this recognition, including in-room recycling, paperless guest registration, organic spa products, and numerous back-of-the-house functions to keep the hotel green.  Meeting planners can choose from a menu of options to make their meeting green, including sustainable culinary choices, organic wine offerings, composting or donating leftover food, organic centerpieces, and access to the hotel’s “green” limousine company providing natural-gas powered transportation services.

For more info, please visit www.westinny.com.

Sirius XM Live on Broadway at the Times Square Information Center

Join host Seth Rudetsky and a star-studded array of Broadway guests live every Wednesday at noon. More >>

Experience Broadway.  See a show NOW!

Best Bar of the Year

Interior Design magazine has named the Renaissance New York Hotel Times Square as its Best Bar of the Year. More >>

StreetWatch

Report public safety and quality-of-life conditions in the Times Square neighborhood. More >>

Presented by The Broadway League

Sponsored by Visa

With generous support from the New York Times

Ready for a night out?  Need theatre tickets?  Dinner reservations? Planning just got a whole lot easier! The Broadway Concierge & Ticket Center is the official one-stop shop for Broadway tickets and information plus extraordinary services to enhance your theatre-going experience.

Services include:

• Show tickets (regular priced and premium tickets), general Broadway information in six languages, show selection assistance, restaurant reservations, hotel and car service reservations, parking information, free neighborhood maps and more
• Red carpet priority line for Visa Signature cardholders

Located inside the Times Square Information Center at 1560 Broadway, between 46th and 47th Streets

Hours: Mon to Sat 9 - 7, Sunday 10 – 6

Show tickets are also available at Theatre Box Offices

For more information, please click here.

Big Apple Community Blood Drive

Support New York Blood Center in their quest to collect 2,000 pints of blood to meet the needs of patients in local hopsitals. Click here for more info >>

www.TimesSquareImageGallery.com

DOWNLOAD ROYALTY-FREE IMAGES AND VIDEO OF TIMES SQUARE!   Times Square at Night Photo by Tom McCavera

www.TimesSquareImageGallery.com is currently offering a wide selection of Times Square images like the one pictured above, together with a collection of video clips. All the Times Square material at www.TimesSquareImageGallery.com is free to download and distribute! What if there were one place right in the heart of the Theatre District where you could buy a ticket to any show on Broadway, with recommendations made by Broadway-knowledgeable staff, make dinner reservations, book a car service or get directions to the nearest parking garage--all at the same time?  

The Broadway League raises the curtain on the Broadway Concierge & Ticket Center™, a new one-stop source for all things Broadway in the heart of Times Square. This first-of-its-kind program reflects the Broadway industry’s heightened focus on customer service.  Under one roof, theatregoers can find tickets for all available performances (same-day and advance) to just about every Broadway show and many Off Broadway shows, along with a full range of concierge services.  

Located in the Times Square Information Center at 1560 Broadway (west side of Broadway between 46th and 47th Streets, next to the Palace Theatre), the Center is open Monday to Saturday, 9am – 7pm and Sunday, 10am to 6pm. For more information, please click here.

Advertising in Times Square

From banners to billboards - how to see and be seen at the Crossroads of the World. More >>

Longacre Theater Reconstructed

Trying to look younger than one's age is a time-honored tradition among Broadway stars past and present, but it's not just the actors that need the occassional touch-up (or, in this case, a full-scale makeover). More >>

The Broadway season is in full swing, and one of the most exciting new openings of the year is the official launch of Audience Rewards, a rewards program created for theatergoers and patron of the performing arts.

The Times Square Alliance is pleased to be working with Audience Rewards to provide you with lots of new entertainment benefits. All you have to do is join. Membership is FREE. We will give you a gift of 500 points to get you started toward earning Broadway tickets, unique memorabilia, special experiences and tickets to arts and entertainment events. Membership also includes invitations to VIP receptions and special offers on dining, travel and, of course, Broadway shows.

Visit www.AudienceRewards.com to sign up today.

Common Ground Community and the Times Square Alliance recently lead New Yorkers in launching the City's first Project Homeless Connect. More >>

$2 Parking at Times Square Muni Meters...

Parking Cards Now Available on DOT Website

Attention drivers: Did you know that Times Square features Muni Meters, allowing you to park for just $2 an hour on weekdays from 6pm-midnight and weekends from 8am-midnight?Furthermore, the Department of Transportation has announced that popular prepaid New York City Parking Cards - for use in all Muni Meters throughout the City - are now available for purchase directly from the agency's website. This card can be used in all New York City municipal parking fields, all Muni Meters, and selected single-space meter locations. To view a map of all midtown locations, please click here.

These cards are an easy and consumer-friendly way for motorists to park in Times Square without worrying about pockets full of coins, bill-changing hassles, or parking tickets.

Looking for information on ABC's "Good Morning America," broadcast from Times Square Studios every weekday morning from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.? You can be part of their live audience at 44th and Broadway for musical performances and more. For further details, call 212-580-5176, or go to www.abcnews.go.com/GMA

WALKIN' BROADWAY Walkin' Broadway invites you to celebrate Times Square's 100th Anniversary by listening to the music and stars from shows past and present.

Glittering marquees, lively restaurants and legendary stage doors. Almost every theater and sidewalk in Times Square has played a part in theater history - if only you knew what it was! Now, with Walkin' Broadway™, you can! With an easy-to-use MP3 audio player, theater buffs and tourists walk from theater to theater listening to stories from celebrities and music from Broadway shows past and present. Click here for more information.

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