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(Times Square)
On April 8th, 1904, Mayor George McLellan formally renamed the former Longacre Square Times Square. A year later, the first large electrical sign appeared. In the 1980s, the Square was seedy and dangerous. But today on its 100th birthday, the "crossroads of the world" is safe, bright, and crowded. And a debate on the Islamization of Europe.
Brian Lehrer: How long before we have AM New York Square?
James Traub: I think certainly WNYC Square shouldn’t be far behind!
Brian Lehrer: I think we’re more round...
--A brief exchange between Brian Lehrer and James Traub on the creation of Times Square, named after the New York Times.
Brian Lehrer: How long before we have AM New York Square?
James Traub: I think certainly WNYC Square shouldn’t be far behind!
Brian Lehrer: I think we’re more round...
--A brief exchange between Brian Lehrer and James Traub on the creation of Times Square, named after the New York Times.
Prowling Wolffe
Richard Wolffe Diplomatic Correspondent, Newsweek Magazine on mid week politics, President Bush's poll numbers, Condi's testimony for the 9/11 commission, and crisis in Iraq.
Plus, Garry Pierre-Pierre Editor-Publisher of the Haitian Times updates us on the crisis in Haiti
Plus, Garry Pierre-Pierre Editor-Publisher of the Haitian Times updates us on the crisis in Haiti
The Times they are a-Changing
James Traub Contributing Writer for The New York Times Magazine and author, The Devil's Playground: A Century of Pleasure and Profit in Times Square (Random House, 2004)discusses Times Square centennial
Eurabia
Muqtedar Khan Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of International Studies at Adrian College in Michigan and author,American Muslims: Bridging Faith and Freedom (Amana Publications, 2002)
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Times Square
Meanwhile, is there nothing in between seedy decay and saccharine Disney for Times Square? You’d think the intersection known as “the crossroads of the world” could have cleaned itself up without stripping itself of its soul. But alas. Talking about his new book The Devil’s Playground, James ...
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