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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 Crossroads of the World” pushed by partners SL Green, Caesars and Roc Nation, according to the survey, released Thursday.Only 23% of voters say they favor opening a casino in Times Square, according to the survey, which was financed by the No Times Square Casino Coalition that includes the influential Broadway League of Theater owners.“The neighborhood has spoken,” said Jeff Daniel, chief strategy officer of The Shubert Organization, a coalition member.“Too often, people forget that in addition to being a major global destination, the Theater District and surrounding neighborhood are a real community,” he added.

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 the elements to dance the night away.It completed the Dua Lipa NYC takeover this weekend to launch her third album, “Radical Optimism,” which included her serving as host and musical guest on “Saturday Night Live.”And certainly, some “Radical Optimism” was needed to brighten up a cold, soggy Cinco de Mayo that felt more like Cinco de Marzo.Even the diva’s dad, Dukagjin Lipa, knew it — the former Kosovan crooner handed out $2 bills for good luck to guests as he was entering the VIP area.“New York!” the British-Albanian singer exclaimed as she took the stage inside of a trailer parked at the corner of 43rd Street and Seventh Avenue.Flipping her burgundy-tinted tresses like the former model she is — while safely covered from any hair-busting bursts from the skies — she launched into “Training Season” like a well-conditioned pro as her mammoth likeness took over the Nasdaq and Amex jumbotrons.Welcome to Dua Square.It was certainly a feat to get the crowd — which stretched all the way to 47th Street — levitating to any degree.“Thank you for braving the rain and the cold,” Lipa, 28, said.And for her next trick, Lipa performed “Houdini” — the first single from “Radical Optimism” — which possesses the same kind of dance-pop magic she has been crafting since her 2017 breakout hit “New Rules.”Then Lipa shifted into midtempo mode for the “Radical Optimism” closer “Happy for You,” which seems determined to prove that she can do more

new 65-foot, giant hot dog sculpture that landed in Times Square this week.Buckle up. Because these sculptors, Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw, have delivered a meat manifesto.Their titanic sausage is apparently meant to “examine consumption, capitalism, class and contemporary culture,” Times Square Arts’ website amazingly reads.A kooky press release added this epic Wiener of the World will expose “the patriarchy of meat-eating.”That must be why every day at 12:30 p.m., the installation lifts off the ground, angles up to sky and becomes a confetti cannon.

social media accounts just hours earlier, according to Billboard.The Colombian singer, 47, got a rawr from the crowd when the stage doors opened around 7:30 p.m. with her fan-favorite song, “Hips Don’t Lie,” blaring around the crowded Manhattan street.Donning black pants and silver embellishments top, she dazzled fans with hits like “TQM,” “Cómo Dónde y Cuándo,” “Te Felicito,” and “Puntería.”The three-times Grammy winner closed out the show with her hit “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol.

Times Square to watch the ball drop and countdown to 2024 or celebrating with family and friends with champagne and confetti at a party, New Year’s Eve is the time to leave the past behind.And there’s no better way to take in the upcoming 365 days than to watch a medley of TV specials commemorating the last day of 2023. From Dick Clark’s annual “Rockin’ Eve” special to best buddies Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper giving hilarious drunk commentary on CNN, there are plenty of shows to tune into on Dec.

Peachy Keen hosted a Malibu Barbie Beach Party, complete with a pink cocktails, photos ops with Barbie pool floats and a manicure station. Drag queen Prima Love entertained the pink-hued crowd of 275, and changed costumes throughout the evening, from Swimsuit Barbie to Cowgirl Barbie to Sexy Barbie.“I was not allowed to play with Barbies as a kid.

Post Malone christened the cutting edge concert space, hanging from the front of the new TSX Broadway building on the southeast corner of 7th Avenue and 47th Street. The “Rockstar” artist treated New Yorkers and visitors from around the world to an impromptu, 18-minute set — at the height of the evening rush hour.

Colton Ryan is still getting used to spotting his image on street lamp banners throughout the Theater District.“Every time I take a new block home, I’m like, ‘Oh hey, me,'” said Ryan of the nearly 100 flags bearing his likeness. “It’s pretty wild, honestly.”The 27-year-old — who this year was nominated for his first Tony Award for his portrayal of Jimmy Doyle, the leading man in “New York, New York” — was at first unaware of his high-flying honor.“I was asked to approve a photo and I did, but I didn’t know that’s where it was going,” he said of the banners, which feature a shot of him and his costar, Anna Uzele.In the musical, nominated for nine Tonys, he plays the role of Robert De Niro originated in the 1977 film of the same name.

is joining a long list of suitors hoping to cash in on the gambling market after New York City was recently approved for a gaming license. The hip-hop artist and entrepreneur released a long-winded statement on Instagram Thursday from his entertainment company Roc Nation with the headline: “It’s Time, Times Square.” In an open letter to New York, Jay-Z makes his case for why he should be the one applicant granted the license, stating that others in the running have “spread misinformation.” He’s vying for what is predicted to be a single license to open a legal casino in the city.

the area was home to eclectic shops like Sam Ash that sold instruments and other musical accouterments to the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Heard of ‘em?There was nothing else like it in New York City or anywhere else in the world, for that matter.Nowadays, however, I refer to that sad stretch of asphalt and inexplicable mold smell as Chipotle Way or Scaffolding Street, depending on which side I enter from.But one opportunistic, infamously tacky conglomerate would have you believe that the iconic Music Row is back and thriving.

Companies are leasing more floors in office towers even before the buildings fill up again with live human workers.As daily foot traffic of 350,000 approaches pre-pandemic levels, the last thing the “Crossroads of the World” needs is casino gambling. The hocus-pocus is being pushed by the usual suspects — real estate and hotel companies and labor unions — and egged on by Gov.

open in the area since the beginning of the pandemic. The newly built slender glass tower opened its doors at 159 W.

hosted more than its fair share of Instagram museums. But the new immersive experience, RiseNY — an assortment of random cultural artifacts paired with a theme-park ride, and shoehorned into an otherwise drab Midtown storefront — might be the most absurd yet. Now in previews in Times Square, this $28-per-person tourist trap offers audiences a “three-part journey” through the five boroughs’ history that will purportedly “help the city soar to new heights” as it “rebound[s] from the pandemic in an extraordinary way,” as the press materials for the exhibit say. In reality, it is a charmless, New York-themed highlight reel of pop art spread across three windowless floors.

Times Scare.” While the Crossroads of the World has seen better days, New York Post’s Survival Guide to NYC has your back.Here’s a roundup of insider tips and restaurant recs to get you through Times Square — roughly the West 40s along Broadway — whether you’re a tourist or a local feeling like you’ve shot yourself in the foot by going there at all. First step to surviving midtown Manhattan is sidewalk etiquette.

viral “Subway Secrets” video with a half-million views later. First, let’s flashback: no longer an open bar, it’s definitely been an open secret for years now. In 2013, three years before TikTok was born, the underground sensation was hyped as one of “33 Must-Try Experiences” by The Post: On the southeast corner of Broadway and 42nd Street stands the former Knickerbocker Hotel, a sumptuous Beaux-Arts palace built in 1906 by John Jacob Astor and home to such famous New Yorkers as George M.

the new Times Square Wheel started about an hour late on Wednesday.A bunch of selfie sticks and I stood sweating in 90-degree heat for an eternity, taking in the sights of boarded-up shops and scaffolding while inhaling the smells of summer in Times Square — a collective odor that, if it were sold at Bergdorf’s, would be called “Repulsion” by Calvin Klein.Us poor chumps were miserably waiting our turn to ride the lame new Ferris wheel, which will be open till Sept.

coolest video you’ll see this week.Donning all black, the tech maestro soared on what looked like a souped-up drone of his own design — dubbed the “SkySurfer” — during the brief flight over Broadway. Kowald, an engineer, called it “the world’s most powerful and solid hoverboard aircraft.” The board was put together by hand — propellers, rotors and all.“It contains about as much power as eight to 10 average houses all at the same time,” he said.Just over a month ago, Kowald, who earned a

when venues like hers were allowed to reopen.

After a full year of New York musicals and plays being dark, Broadway artists commemorated the occasion by putting on a starry surprise concert for a small-but-mighty crowd in the middle of the Theater District.Its defiant message for an industry that has been pummeled by the COVID-19 pandemic was made clear by the event’s title: “We Will Be Back.” “It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve lost and who we’ve lost over the past year, and recall how far we’ve come,” Tom Harris, acting president of the

Curbed reported based on renderings.Construction is estimated to have cost about $300 million. An exact date was not given but it’s set to open amid an industry-wide crisis.The lot previously held a six-story Parsons School of Design building, the first floor of which was occupied by the Garment Center Congregation temple.

New Year’s Eve since 1907. However, that doesn’t mean that NYE revelers won’t have a ball: The iconic orb will still drop at midnight as part of a broadcast event.

BTS dazzled fans with a showstopping performance in Times Square on New Year’s Eve.