The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/times-square/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Times Square | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/times-square/ 32 32 Times Square digital billboards call for release of final Hamas hostage Ran Gvili https://www.timesofisrael.com/times-square-digital-billboards-call-for-release-of-final-hamas-hostage-ran-gvili/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:59:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3709446 Ad campaigns by Israel's Foreign Ministry and the AJC call for remains of the slain police officer to immediately be returned from Gaza

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]]> ‘Bring Them Light’ billboard brings Oct. 7 victims to Times Square https://www.timesofisrael.com/bring-them-light-billboard-brings-oct-7-victims-to-times-square/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:17:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3669307 Video footage and photos create a living memorial in the bustling heart of Manhattan to those killed two years ago

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]]> Times Square billboard demands Israeli national soccer team be barred from competing https://www.timesofisrael.com/times-square-billboard-demands-israeli-national-soccer-team-be-barred-from-competing/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:56:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3644472 Months ahead of 2026 World Cup, advocacy organizations kick off campaign declaring that 'there is no room in sports for war criminals'

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]]> Anti-Israel protests held at White House and across US after resumption of Gaza strikes https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-israel-protests-held-at-white-house-and-across-us-after-resumption-of-gaza-strikes/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:06:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3506257 Demonstrations in New York, San Francisco, LA, Dallas and more, after Israel resumes attacks on terror targets

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]]> As wars loom large, world welcomes 2024 with celebration, hope and prayer https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-wars-loom-large-world-welcomes-2024-with-celebration-hope-and-prayer/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 11:45:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3190534 New year ushered in with traditional fireworks displays from Sydney to Rio; Ukraine, Israel and Muslim countries strike a more somber tone; heavy security as police confront threats

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]]> Empty Shabbat table set up in Times Square, as fight for hostages extends abroad https://www.timesofisrael.com/empty-shabbat-table-set-up-in-times-square-as-fight-for-hostages-extends-abroad/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:28:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3136884 Crowd sings 'Happy Birthday' to 12-year-old Erez Calderon, who along with his sister Sahar and father Ofer are currently being held captive in Gaza

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]]> Thousands rally in Times Square to demand release of Hamas hostages https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-rally-in-times-square-to-demand-release-of-hamas-hostages/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:56:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3129899 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vows to 'persist and persist and persist' to bring back those held in Gaza

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]]> American Eagle now has a mezuzah at its Times Square flagship https://www.timesofisrael.com/american-eagle-now-has-a-mezuzah-at-its-times-square-flagship/ Sun, 05 Mar 2023 12:34:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2965533 The popular apparel brand's CEO Jay L. Schottenstein is well-known for his charitable Jewish contributions, including to Chabad, whose teen program engineered the affixing event

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]]> Israeli lensman’s photos of war-torn Ukraine shown on Tel Aviv museum, Times Square https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-lensmans-photos-of-war-torn-ukraine-shown-on-tel-aviv-museum-times-square/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 20:59:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2957431 Photojournalist Ziv Koren's images from two trips to country over the past year aim to expose tragedies of war

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]]> US federal charges added against ‘jihad-inspired’ Times Square machete attacker https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-federal-charges-added-against-jihad-inspired-times-square-machete-attacker/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 06:59:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2922452 Trevor Bickford, 19, charged with four counts of attempted murder of police officers he assaulted on New Year's Eve

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]]> Man who attacked cops in Times Square allegedly motivated by US support of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-who-attacked-cops-in-times-square-allegedly-motivated-by-us-support-of-israel/ Wed, 04 Jan 2023 19:35:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2917275 Trevor Bickford, 19, traveled to New York to 'carry out jihad,' say prosecutors, who charged Maine resident with assault and attempted murder in New Year's Eve attack

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]]> Eric Adams sworn in as New York City mayor in Times Square after ball drop https://www.timesofisrael.com/eric-adams-sworn-in-as-new-york-city-mayor-in-times-square-after-ball-drop/ Sat, 01 Jan 2022 06:50:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2675794 During ceremony, Democrat places one hand on a family Bible and his other holds photo of his late mother; praises city's resilience throughout pandemic

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]]> Limited number of revelers back in Times Square as New York ushers in 2022 https://www.timesofisrael.com/limited-revelers-back-in-times-square-as-new-york-ushers-in-2022/ Sat, 01 Jan 2022 04:34:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2675765 Some 15,000 spectators allowed in to watch the famed ball drop even as virus numbers soar in the US and the city posts record COVID numbers

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]]> Entertainers, politicians rally against antisemitism at Times Square Hanukkah event https://www.timesofisrael.com/entertainers-politicians-rally-against-antisemitism-at-times-square-hanukkah-event/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 22:37:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2658859 Hundreds attend NYC gathering held as part of 'Shine a Light on Antisemitism' campaign, organized in response Jew-hatred in North America

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]]> Jimmy Buffett’s famed bar ballad gets Yiddish translation https://www.timesofisrael.com/jimmy-buffetts-famed-bar-ballad-gets-yiddish-translation/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 13:20:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2608071 Kletzmer trio repurposes 'Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw' in honor of the singer's latest Margaritaville resort in NYC's Times Square, which houses a shul on its bottom floors

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