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times square pedestrian plaza

The Times Square pedestrian plaza.

Council Aims to Regulate Pedestrian Plazas Overrun by Elmos and Desnudas

The City Council introduced a bill giving the Department of Transportation authority over pedestrian plazas—step one to regulating densudas.
By Jillian Jorgensen
The 7-line finish date continues to remain unclear.

Afternoon Bulletin: Subway Lines Ranked From Best to Worst, $15 Minimum Wage Gets Wide Support and More

New rankings for the best and worst subway lines, a state $15 minimum wage gets wide support from New Yorkers and more.
By Lisa Brown
The Times Square pedestrian plaza.

Leaders of Topless Task Force Say Times Square Plazas Will Stay—For Now

New York City won't be tearing up pedestrian plazas in Times Square to chase away topless women and Elmos—at least not yet.
By Jillian Jorgensen
State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr., center, with Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, left.

State Senator Wants to Stop Times Square Nudity by Banning Toplessness—for Everyone

By Will Bredderman
A young woman has her body painted in a Times Square pedestrian plaza. (Photo: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

De Blasio Open to Ending Times Square Pedestrian Plaza to Fight Off Naked Women

By Jillian Jorgensen
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