Adios, Times Square Beach Chairs
After getting stacked up in one last, great flourish (captured here: a sculpture by artist Jason Peters), the temporary plastic beach chairs in the new pedestrian space on Broadway in Times Square have been replaced by sturdier chairs, tables, and umbrellas. [City Room/NYT]

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