Times Square Stories

• killdeer

  

  as the bright shiny New Year is upon us...
  
  Who here has done the Times Square New Year's Eve thing...?
  never done it, but it is one of those "bucket-list" type of things that I say I'm going to do eventually, just to say I've done it...(unfortunately I'll have to get over my aversion to 1. cold weather, 2. millions of strangers, 3. Dick Clark, and 4. New Yorkers first, but that is another story)...maybe next year...
  
  Any stories or advice?
• Nate

  I have no desire to stand in the freezing cold with millions of New Yorkers to watch the same thing I can from the comfort of my home.
• MrPoke

  

  Keebler wrote: I have no desire to stand in the freezing cold with millions of New Yorkers to watch the same thing I can from the comfort of my home.

  This.
  
  Don't care to do it, watched fireworks on 4th of July in NYC and there were way to many people.
• Society

  Never did the Times Square, but we did New York on New Years Eve in 2004. Went to a club about four blocks from the ball and it was awesome.
• darbypitcher22

  

  Don't think I'd do Time Square.
  
  After the first time I was there, I mean, it was cool and all, but now when I'm in NY I don't even go there
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  Keebler wrote: I have no desire to stand in the freezing cold with millions of NON-New Yorkers/TOURISTS to watch the same thing I can from the comfort of my home.

  I corrected the post for you Keebler ... no NYers would be caught dead in Times Square on most days, let alone New Years Eve ...
• Nate

  BigAppleBuckeye wrote:

  Keebler wrote: I have no desire to stand in the freezing cold with millions of NON-New Yorkers/TOURISTS to watch the same thing I can from the comfort of my home.

  I corrected the post for you Keebler ... no NYers would be caught dead in Times Square on most days, let alone New Years Eve ...

  Sorry, I still think a majority of the people there are from the NYC area.
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  Keebler wrote:

  BigAppleBuckeye wrote:

  Keebler wrote: I have no desire to stand in the freezing cold with millions of NON-New Yorkers/TOURISTS to watch the same thing I can from the comfort of my home.

  I corrected the post for you Keebler ... no NYers would be caught dead in Times Square on most days, let alone New Years Eve ...

  Sorry, I still think a majority of the people there are from the NYC area.

  You would be wrong. I could walk over to Times Square on any given weekday, and more than half of the people there would be tourists, or those who work in the area before commuting home. No New Yorker hangs out in Times Square, its only for tourists, especially on New Years. People who live remotely close would hang out just west of there (Hell's Kitchen) or just south (Chelsea).
• Nate

  I want to go to Hell's Kitchen
• iclfan2

  

  I hate NYC. Would never go there for New Years.
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  iclfan2 wrote: I hate NYC. Would never go there for New Years.

  Good ... one less hick clogging up our streets.
• iclfan2

  

  No need to take it personal chief. Hick? What the fuck does that even mean? How could you possibly come to the conclusion of someone being a hick off of hating NYC. Jackass.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  "Sorry, I still think a majority of the people there are from the NYC area. "
  
  It depends on how you define area, we lived on W. 52nd street for 3 years, just a block from where they start herding people in, we had to carry our drivers licenses just to get to our apartment building if we left. There might be some people that train in from CT, Long Island or Jersey, but there aren't too many city people there. Look at the tv telecasts, how many Puerto Ricans or other minorities do you see on camera? NYC is full of them, yet all I see on tv are white people from wherever.
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  iclfan2 wrote: No need to take it personal chief. Hick? What the fuck does that even mean? How could you possibly come to the conclusion of someone being a hick off of hating NYC. Jackass.

  Chief? haha, I like that. I am changing my avatar to chief. Time to wipe the tears away after your jackass comment: your words hurt.
  
  You hate my city, we don't want you. It's a win-win situation!