Labor Day Weekend In Times Square

Labor Day was first observed on August 26, 1878, and became a federal holiday in 1894. Since then, Labor Day weekend has come to be regarded as a weekend of rest, picnics, and vacationing. Being the last weekend of the  summer, Times Square was teeming with tourists this Labor Day weekend just like other destinations in the city. Labor Day is widely perceived as the last day of the year when it's fashionable for women to wear white (and for a few men, not to wear any shirt). 

FLIGHT - Public Performance Art Featuring Reenactment of Classic Staircase Scenes At Duffy Square's Red Stairs

Flight is an interactive public performance art created by Liz Magic Laser that took place at Duffy Square's red glowing stairs last Tuesday, Friday and yesterday. Six actors were commissioned to reenact staircase chase scenes from movie classics including Battleship Potemkin, M, Niagara, The Spiral Staircase, National Treasure, The Wizard of Oz, Cinderella, A History of Violence, Night of the Hunter, Marnie, Vertigo, The French Connection, Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Shining, Fatal Attraction, The Fugitive, American Psycho, The People Under the Stairs, Titanic, Scream, 28 Days Later, and Final Destination 4. The participating actors were Nic Grelli, Elizabeth Hodur, Liz Micek, Michael Wiener, Lia Woertendyke and Max Woertendyke. The event was sponsored by the Times Square Arts program of the Times Square Alliance.

The Glowing Ruby-Red Stairs of TKTS

The new TKTS booth proper in Times Square is topped by a sweeping cascade of 27 ruby-red structural glass steps, rising to a height of 16 feet 1 inch above the 47th Street sidewalk. On these glowing stairs, hundreds of visitors (as many as 1,500 if they squeeze in tight) can congregate every day until 1 a.m. to have a great view of the Great White Way. The TKTS booth uses over 2,800 linear feet of red Plexineon LED lighting fixtures to make the steps, and therefore the stadium, come to life through a dramatic radiance of red lighting. This project shows lighting designers, architects and engineers the performance, durability, and ease of use that iLight’s LED lighting systems offer. “iLight’s products are creative lighting tools which allow designers to bring out the best in their designs,” says iLight’s President & CEO, Sean Callahan. “The TKTS booth illustrates how designers can enhance the impact of project through powerful lighting effects using our products.” iLight’s products use LEDs as their light source which offer reduced energy and maintenance costs and longer lifetimes than conventional lighting. The structure has 27 red steps that rest on an assembly made entirely out of glass and rise over a fiberglass shell housed underneath the steps. (Information from iLight)

Three TKTS Discount Booths operate in New York City
1. The Times Square Booth sells day-of-performance tickets only.
2. The South Street Seaport Booth sells tickets to evening performances on the day of the performance, and matinee tickets the day before.
3. The Downtown Brooklyn Booth sells tickets to evening performances on the day of the performance, and matinee tickets the day before as well tickets to Brooklyn performing arts events.

TKTS in Times Square is located at 47th and Broadway.
Hours:
For evening performances:
Monday - Saturday: 3pm - 8pm
Sundays: 3pm until one-half hour before the latest curtain time being sold.
For matinee performances: Wednesdays and Saturdays: 10am - 2pm Please note: no evening tickets are sold from 10am to 2 pm at Times Square.
Sundays: 11am - 3pm