It’s the most surprising Times Square miracle since the first New Year’s Eve ball dropped in 1907. The View — a rotating, notoriously awful restaurant atop the Marriott Marquis hotel (1535 Broadway) — has good food for the first time since it opened in 1985. Make that VERY good food. Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group has … Read more
The countdown to 2025 is on. Several New Year’s Eve specials will be broadcast on television on Tuesday, Dec. 31, as the world says goodbye to 2024. Spectators can tune into the classics, from Dick Clark’s annual “Rockin’ Eve” special with Ryan Seacrest to BFFs Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper’s epic drunk commentary (yes, they can … Read more
“Rockin’ Eve” performer Megan Moroney doesn’t think she’ll be locking lips with anyone at midnight in Times Square — maybe. “As of now, the answer is no,” the country star told The Post. “Unless I meet some sort of hot cowboy in New York . . . We’re still looking.” Too bad the most famous cowboy … Read more
Their love for NYC is skin-deep. Tourists around the world are ditching traditional souvenirs such as T-shirts and hats, and opting for edgier keepsakes — inking themselves with tattoos of the cities they’ve visited. “Everybody wants to get a souvenir — not a mug, not a shirt, not a magnet. That’s a thing of the … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. Every street in New York City tells a story. 45th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue happens to tell quite a few. … Read more
All of Broadway’s marquees will dim to honor the life of Gavin Creel following an outcry by theater fans when only a partial dimming was proposed after the 48-year-old Tony Award-winner’s death last month. The Committee of Theatre Owners on Wednesday said all 41 Broadway theaters would dim their lights on separate nights for Creel, … Read more
Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city. What’s making our luxury list this week? That viral jacket from “The Bear” is back, Todd Snyder … Read more
Times Square is about to be shaken, not stirred. The historic Knickerbocker Hotel is paying a year-long tribute to the iconic cocktail with martini ice cream, a martini rooftop garden,“martinis on demand” and “masterclasses” on the mixed drink. The “Year of the Martini” comes almost a century after legendary Italian mixologist Martini de Arma di … Read more
Putting up a Broadway show is hard enough. But try lifting a 111-year-old, 7,000-ton Broadway theater 30 feet in the air. That’s just what a group of intrepid engineers and designers have done to the Palace Theater, the iconic 47th Street venue that’s played host to such luminaries as Judy Garland, her daughter Liza Minnelli, … Read more
Rosie in the city. Rosie O’Donnell was spotted filming scenes for “And Just Like That” for the first time on Friday. The comedian, 62, and Cynthia Nixon got to work in front of the cameras in Times Square. Rosie O’Donnell and Cynthia Nixon filming “And Just Like That” in NYC. GC Images Rosie O’Donnell is … Read more
Nice figure! For over two decades, Madame Tussauds has been a Times Square institution, luring tourists and locals alike with its collection of 200-plus lifelike celebrity replicas. Now, the W. 42nd St. waxworks is giving visitors a peek inside the looking wax with an all-access pass, allowing the curious to delve into the day-to-day of … Read more
No dice, Hova! Locals think a Times Square casino backed by rapper Jay Z’s company is a bad idea — and would bring even more traffic and crime to the tourist-packed neighborhood, a new survey said. A whopping 71% of registered voters who live in or near Times Square oppose opening a casino at “The … Read more
Let’s hope “Endless Shrimp” won’t be the end of Red Lobster Times Square. The once-thriving national seafood chain closed at least fifty of its roughly 650 US locations this week. Among them were fourteen outposts in New York State and New Jersey — and more might follow. The chain, whose majority owner is seafood supplier … Read more
They wouldn’t give it the Times of day. A reported 64.5 million tourists are expected to pour into NYC by 2024’s end — just a couple million shy of 2019’s record 66.6m, with almost all of them guaranteed to at least stroll through Times Square. According to a new survey, they’re going to hate it. Often … Read more
It’s a good thing Dua Lipa had all that Mermaid Barbie training. The Grammy-winning songstress — who had a tail of a cameo in last summer’s “Barbie” blockbuster —needed all of her water-nymph powers as she presided over a rain-soaked Times Square on Sunday night in a surprise pop-up performance that still had fans braving … Read more
One of the gravest mistakes a person can make is overthinking a hot dog. Just accept that the frankfurter, which has been sitting all day in cloudy water, is delicious, slather it in mustard and don’t ask too many questions. But blissful ignorance is not the mindset of the Brooklyn-based artists behind the new 65-foot, … Read more
It’s not New Year’s Eve — it’s just Shakira! Around 40,000 fans flocked to watch Shakira perform at the TSX Stage in Times Square on Tuesday evening after she announced the pop-up show on her social media accounts just hours earlier, according to Billboard. Shakira performs live at TSX in Times Square on March 26, 2024, … Read more
The cosmos hasn’t always been kind to Rebecca Szymczak. In 2014, she was “pushed out of her big dream job” as creative director and vice president of design at Playboy, where she was making six figures, because she wasn’t eager to relocate to Los Angeles. Around the same time, she lost a close friend and … Read more
A slice of Times Square’s vast underbelly is quickly becoming one of Midtown’s coolest destinations. Steps from a recently abandoned Duane Reade and a massive, shuttered Sbarro’s at the neighborhood’s northern end, the concourse level of the 50th Street downtown 1 train station is home to a growing cluster of businesses giving Bushwick vibes in … Read more
Libra author, straw hat enthusiast and father of new journalism Truman Capote maintained, “New York is not a city, it’s a world.” The roughly 340 neighborhoods found within this world, this sprawling, five borough constellation, are defined as much by their physical properties and energetic feel as they are the people who inhabit them. … Read more