Early Addition: There's finally stuff inside the Times Square tower where the ball drops
The Times Square tower where the ball drops is no longer vacant, with new tenants moving in. The area is also seeing new developments in local theater and sports.
Because it used to sit vacant for most of the year, here are your early links: Rangers goalie scored, "It's a Wonderful Life" coming to Broadway, there's dignity in scaffolding and more.
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