March 14-15 update
I honestly didn’t expect this to happen so soon. As of the time I’m posting this update, the Marriott Marquis’ display is perhaps the brightest in Times Square - thanks to the testing!
March 14-15 update
I honestly didn’t expect this to happen so soon. As of the time I’m posting this update, the Marriott Marquis’ display is perhaps the brightest in Times Square - thanks to the testing!
April 6 update
Billboard testing for the Marriott finished a week ago and is now back to regular advertising.
The scaffolding surrounding the building still needs to be taken down, which will likely finish in a couple of days.
Continuing the same topic from my last post, a week ago I captured the exact moment the Marriott Marquis’ billboard switched from testing to regular advertising.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj7AkcuRIgQ
I might have posted this a little late, but it should still be relevant to the topic. ![]()
(Note: While a Silvercast broadcast plays near the beginning, the actual moment, which are when the split screens come on, plays right after.)
Only if they could fix roads in New Jersey that fast lol
priorities man priorities /j
April 18 - NEW PROJECT
We have seen quite a few things going on in Times Square in 2026, such as: the Marriott Marquis billboard replacement; the Morgan Stanley renovation; and AE Outfitters’ new static advertisement (above the digital unit).
However, is something big going to happen at AE Outfitters?
I like seeing the new screens, but Times Square is just not as special as it was before. For christ sakes our phones shove ads in our faces like Times Square, I don’t see a point in going. Last time I walked around there, there was a guy walking around with a big bag of diluted weed and a cop at the nearby corner. Not falling for that trap. I literally always recommend to people to avoid Times Square and the tourist busses. I’d rather eat a glizzy a block away from the World Trade Center…and I have. I’d rather eat a glizzy anywhere in NYC other than Times Square where Spiderman and Elmo demand money from me
speaking of glizzies, whatever happened to the hot dog statue?
In the WTC area, the thing to eat is klav kalash.