Gallery: The Benches Are the Coolest Part of Times Square's Redesign
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Once finished, Snøhetta's massive overhaull of New York City's Times Square will include new pedestrian plazas, underground infrastructure, and 11 new benches.
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Through a system of fiber-optic cables embedded in the benches, these supercharged planes of granite will plug into the city’s power grid. Plugs will let performers get electricity without dragging in cables and equipment.
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There are five styles of benches, all meant to invite different ways of sitting, leaning, and interacting.
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One section of the already newly paved part of Times Square is seen here. The small silver pucks embedded in the ground are meant to frame, but not compete with, the flashing lights above.
