The Times Square Today Podcast

The first ever live Times Square Today is here as Dave joins live with special guests from the Times Square Alliance to celebrate Valentine's Day!  Love is in the air with weddings, proposals, and vow renewals.  It's a great episode with a special ceremony and performances. 

It's holiday season in New York, and that means the annual New Years Eve celebration is here in Times Square! While the world watches, millions of people will come together to celebrate the beginning of 2022, and we hear how it all happens. Joe Costarella (Sanitation), Angel Cruz (Public Safety), and Herbert Murray (Operations) join Tom and Dave to talk about how their individual roles come together to form the best New Years Eve celebration in the world. Hear behind the scenes details and never before hear stories and get a first look at this year's New Years hat.

New York City is back and looking like pre-pandemic.  With that the Times Square Alliance has partnered with some amazing organizations to create Community First. Lauren A. Curatolo joins the show to talk about all the amazing this the program is doing for New York's most vulnerable citizens. 

Broadway is back and so is TKTS. Right in heart of the Crossroads of the World people can buy discounted tickets to the best shows in the city. Tory Bailey, Executive Director of the Theater Development Fund, joins Tom and Dave to talk about the booth, who it helps, and why the TKTS has its own little international community. Tom and Dave also recap some of the amazing events that happened in Times Square last month as well as new post-pandemic records for visitors

"There's something different about Times Square this month.  Is it that Broadway is officially back or is it the 110 foot Ferris Wheel?  Tom and Dave cover both along with much more on September's episode of Times Square Today."

With so many arts programs happening in Times Square it's hard to keep it all in order. Jean Cooney, Director of Times Square Arts, joins Tom and Dave to talk about the various programs happening and how each one comes together.  Dave also takes another attempt at stumping Tom on Times Square Facts and of course we get an update on the visitor numbers.  It's a jam packed episode. 

David and Times Square Alliance President Tom Harris bring a jam packed episode.  They speak to Jennifer Asquino of Encore Community Services about the partnership with the Times Square Alliance to bring "How I Keep Looking Up" to the plaza and how they are helping local seniors. Then Joe Papa joins the show to recap Solstice In Times Square.  Finally we look forward to some of the great weekly events happening throughout the summer in heart of Manhattan. 

It's official! Times Square has a podcast!  In the first episode of "Times Square Today" we talk about the amazing things happening in Times Square during the month of June.  Hear about Taste of Times Square, Solstice In Times Square, Songs Of Our City, STAR & Flags Resilience, this month's midnight moment, and a record attendance number since the pandemic started, all with the President of the Times Square Alliance, Tom Harris!