Time Square

NEW YORK (AP) — The Waterford crystal ball in Times Square is being worked on in preparation for its glittering entrance into 2016 later this week. Workers are installing 288 new sparkling Waterford crystal triangles. They are being added to more than 2,100 other crystal triangles to create what's being described as a "Gift of Wonder" design. ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department is creating a new unit to patrol Times Square amid growing complaints over panhandling costumed characters and topless women. Chief of Department James O'Neill says officials will recruit 50 additional officers to the Crossroads of the World, bringing the number there to 100 by this fall...