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NY Bomber Calls Plot 'Revenge' for 'Martyrs'

By Hugh CollinsJul 14th 2010 – 2:33PM
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(July 14) -- A video has surfaced of failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad in which he describes his planned bombing as a "revenge attack." "I hope that the hearts of the Muslims will be pleased with this attack," Shahzad says in the video, posted on the BBC's website. "You will see that the Muslim war has just...

Partygoers Celebrate New Year in Times Square

Jan 1st 2010 – 6:27AM
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NEW YORK (Jan. 1) -- For all those reflecting glumly on the last 10 years of terror attacks, war and recession, Gail Guay has some advice: "Don't look back." The 50-year-old Guay, from Raymond, N.H., was among the hundreds of thousands of revelers who rang in 2010 in a chilly Times Square as the famous Waterford crystal...

NASCAR's New York Tour in Full Swing

By Geoffrey MillerNov 28th 2007 – 11:02PM

The NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season-ending week-long award-giving gala has officially taken control of New York City.Wednesday morning, Times Square and Broadway hosted the "NASCAR Victory Lap", which involved all Top 10 drivers driving in their cars, a police escort, plenty of barricades, from many accounts a decent fan...

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The Roaring 20s Appears In Times Square

May 30th 2012 - 03:34PM

These days Times Square is possibly avoided more often than sought out, defined by swarms of tourists, overpriced trinkets and all-consuming advertisements.

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Facebook IPO Day: The Scene At NASDAQ's NYC Times Square HQ [TCTV]

May 18th 2012 - 02:58PM

Facebook's home and heart lies in Silicon Valley.

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Harmon Leon: Celebrities Captured Without Makeup!

May 14th 2012 - 07:38PM

With my gig at COED magazine, I would like to give TMZ a run for their celebrity-spotting money.

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Car Flips Onto Sidewalk Near Times Square In NYC

Apr 22nd 2012 - 11:57PM

Authorities say a car involved in a crash about a block from New York's Times Square flipped onto a sidewalk, injuring several pedestrians.

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Watch Nicki Minaj Surprise Times Square Performance (VIDEO)

Apr 09th 2012 - 07:15AM

Well, it was short and sweet, but Nicki Minaj 's 15 minute surprise Times Square performance was well received.

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  • 06/01/12 Happy National Donut Day! Dunkin' Donuts Offers Free... Source: PR Newswire CANTON, Mass., June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, June 1 , is National Donut Day, and to celebrate, Dunkin' Donuts , America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee, donuts and baked goods, is treating guests to a delicious, free donut of their choice (while supplies last) with the purchase of any beverage.  (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110224/NY53806LOGO ) Dunkin' Donuts is also celebrating on Twitter, with the National Donut Day Twitter Sweepstakes .
  • 06/01/12 Twin Shadow to premiere new video in Times Square Source: The Four Oh Five 'Five Seconds,' the first single from Twin Shadow 's July 10th (July 9th in the UK) release Confess , will be given its video debut treatment in the center of New York City's Times Square, plastered all over the massive LED screens.
  • 06/01/12 PRINCE OF BROADWAY and Dunkin' Donuts Launch Digital... Source: Broadway World Today, June 1, Dunkin' Donuts celebrates "National Donut Day" by unveiling its first digital billboard in Times Square in collaboration with iconic Broadway producer and director Harold Prince.
  • 05/31/12 CurbedWire: Times Square To Receive Update; The George... Source: Curbed NEW YORK CITY —Details are emerging about the upcoming renovation to Times Square, set to introduce a permanent pedestrian way, paved with some slick looking stone tile, along with broadcast technology.
  • 05/31/12 Twin Shadow to Premiere “Five Seconds” Music Video... Source: Under The Radar Magazine On June 18 at 8 p.m. Twin Shadow 's George Lewis Jr. will broadcast himself in way that is typically reserved for Broadway shows and mass conglomerate advertising, premiering the music video for his Confess lead single "Five Seconds" on a Jumbotron in Manhattan's Times Square.

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