Tag: Times Square

Naked Cowboy bravely sings of love for Trump in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — The Naked Cowboy, whose white underpants, bronzed chest and cowboy hat are fixtures in New York’s Times Square, took his act to Mexico City this week, bravely singing of his love for Donald Trump and his border wall. Robert John Burck is famous for busking on Broadway sporting just a guitar and tighty-whities emblazoned with the words “Naked Cowboy” in red, white and blue, even in the dead of winter. […]

Mariah Carey back to Times Square New Year’s after debacle

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Mariah Carey must have made a New Year’s resolution to ensure a better sound system. The pop diva confirmed that she will return to Times Square in New York to ring in 2018, a year after she was humiliated by technical issues at the annual televised ball-drop. “We can all agree that last year didn’t go exactly as planned and we are thrilled to move forward together to provide […]

PHL consulate: No reports of Filipino casualties in New York subway blast

(Eagle News) — There are no reports of Filipinos injured in the subway attack in Times Square on Monday so far. The Philippine Consulate General urged the Filipino-American community to contact  9172940196 should they know of any  Filipino or Filipino-American affected by the attack police said was done by Akayed Ullah using a home-made pipe bomb. At least four people, including the Bangladeshi suspect, were hurt in the attack.  

New Year’s Eve ball test successful

NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — It was the final test run before the big New Year’s Eve countdown in Times Square. The organizers of New York City’s New Year’s Eve event stood atop One Times Square, counted down, flipped the switch, and launched the world famous Times Square crystal ball rise 130-feet (40 meters) into the air. Come New Year’s Eve, more than one million people will come to Times Square to watch the […]

Rain does not dampen Times Square confetti test

NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — A rainy day in New York City could not dampen the festivities at the traditional Times Square confetti air worthiness test on Thursday (December 29). As the rain poured down so did the confetti from the top of the Times Square Hard Rock Cafe marquee. A youth marching band provided the drumroll to the start of the confetti toss. From high above the street, volunteers threw handfuls of colorful […]