STUNTS. Times Square, the heart of Manhattan and the center of the entertainment industry, is seldom out of the papers. Because of its proximity to the limelight, and to the offices of the New York Times, Times Square is the location of most of the great publicity stunts of modern times.
A publicity stunt is an unusual event designed to call attention to a performer, product, or show. Broadway columnist Bernard Sobel recalled the days when newspapers and magazines went along...