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Operates at all times Normally operates via the Manhattan Bridge, express on the BMT Broadway Line south of Times Square weekdays, express on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn, and local elsewhere Local in Manhattan weekends Operates via the Montague Street Tunnel late nights, fully local Second Avenue/Broadway Express/Brighton Local [21]
The New York Times lauded the plan, stating that "the Times Square–Grand Central subway shuttle was an atrocity from the beginning and has had no substantial improvement in a third of a century." [ 36 ] Bids on the structure to accommodate the conveyor, which was expected to cost $1.1 million, were to be received on December 10, 1954. [ 37 ]
Times Square, specifically the intersection of Broadway and 42nd Street, is the eastern terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across the United States for motorized vehicles. [13] Times Square is sometimes referred to as "the Crossroads of the World" [14] and "the heart of the Great White Way". [15] [16] [17]
The Times Square to Flushing route became known as the 7. [121] Express trains began running during the 1939 New York World's Fair . [ 122 ] Super-express 7 trains started serving the station in 1953, running nonstop between Queensboro Plaza and Willets Point Boulevard during rush hours in the peak direction, [ 123 ] [ 124 ] but the super ...
Between 1969 and 1972, it was folded into the 3, but continued to run as a shuttle at those times. Late night 3 service ended on September 10, 1995, [7] due to low ridership, [8] and was not restored until July 27, 2008. During this time, the route was served by a free overnight shuttle bus. [9]
When and where to watch the ball drop in Times Square. Viewing areas opened at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Entry was first-come, first-served at checkpoints located at 49th, 52nd and 56th streets on Sixth and ...
Since crowds first began gathering in Times Square to commemorate New Year’s Eve over a century ago, it has been a ritual to flock to midtown’s brightly lit chaos to ring in new beginnings. At ...
Nearby, a veteran Times Square New Year’s Eve reveler — decked out in a 2025 foam top hat, 2025 glasses and colorful boas — shrugged off the stormy weather. “[My] eighth year in a row ...