Why There’s An Empty Skyscraper In The Middle Of Times Square

[@ericolsen7957]

One thing I learned about Times Square that I thought was interesting was that the billboards are possibly illegal because of the Highway Beautification Act of 1965, which limits billboards to 1,200 square feet along highways and while Broadway and 7th Ave are not highways, in 2012 the government passed a law to also include “urban principal arterial routes."

[@andychow5509]

They might be grandfathered in.

[@SeedSnatcher]

@@andychow5509 In Austin, billboards are illegal but there's a bunch of grandfathered ones. This case probably works the same way

[@lrdxgm]

If anyone thinks either Broadway or 7th ave classifies as "principal arterial", then they either never been at Times Square or never seen a principal arterial route anywhere, including the two urban freeways on the Hudson and the East river banks..

[@youngscrappyhungry4570]

Times Square a highway?? Nowadays it’s a suburban mall.

[@Wallyworld30]

The Highway Beautification Act was created by Lady Bird Johnson. First lady to Lyndon Johnson. Lyndon Johnson is one of America's most underrated Presidents.

[@cloudkitt]

I think a writer came up with the "S&M to M&M" line and worked backwards to make an episode from there

[@markmh835]

And the same writer came up with the line Mickey Mouse vs. Dickey Houses. Clever guy. (Definitely a dude.) 😁👍

[@renderproductions1032]

@@markmh835 the description says it was “Adam Chase”, so yes.

[@maxpowr90]

Tucker Carlson still wishes M&Ms were into S&M.

[@zes3813]

wrgg, nos cuht gina s cxu or not, say, can say any nmw and any s perfx

[@fredricharllee2018]

@@maxpowr90 those cartoons would be hilarious....

[@bluebird6039]

Worth noting that the original facade was stripped in the 60s by allied chemical so even if all the billboards were removed it would not look like it did in 1904.

[@bluebird6039]

@Anel Zukic Times Square in particular has lost nearly everything within the square proper.

[@EternalResonance]

this video didn't explain why its now mostly adorned😑 click baited. sooooooooooo annoyed.

[@EternalResonance]

you dont have to have one or the other. you can rent out space and have signs. they haven't told us why they dont rent it out.

[@bluebird6039]

@@EternalResonance Nobody wants an office with no windows and renting out the building with discounted rates because of the lack of windows is more trouble than it’s worth.

[@rogan6947]

@@bluebird6039 Not sure about US building codes but here in New Zealand you must allow a certain amount of natural lighting into an office space for it to be habitable. I assume the US has something similar and therefore having tenants in a building with covered windows would be illegal, and zoning wouldn't allow it to be used for anything else like manufacturing.

[@rogan6947]

Not sure about US building codes but here in New Zealand you must allow a certain amount of natural lighting into an office space for it to be habitable. I assume the US has something similar and therefore having tenants in a building with covered windows would be illegal, and zoning wouldn't allow it to be used for anything else like manufacturing. For anyone claiming he didn't answer why it isn't rented out still.

[@Sammie1053]

There's a chance NYC/the state of New York has a law like that, but I can almost guarantee that's not a law in the US.

[@RabbitsInBlack]

LOL. NYC has all kinds of laws. NYC also has all kinds of loop holes. Got to learn how to think outside that box.

[@mysteryman7877]

The city or state would make that law, not the federal government. NYC regulates how much sunlight has to hit the streets (skyscrapers have to buy air rights from neighboring properties and set their facades back as they rise), so they likely have something about the interior, too.

[@Snowshowslow]

Buuuut... Couldn't you put in something like a light shaft in the middle? And some shallow light sources on the corners or something? It shouldn't be hard to create apartments with not so great lightning that barely doesn't break code but enormous earning potential nonetheless, due to the location. I'm normally not an advocate of creating crappy housing, but in a city where housing is such an issue it seems such a waste...

[@hyperspeed1313]

Definitely not in Texas. My office space doesn't even have a window on my floor

[@JonathanFantasy]

TLDW; the building is essentially just being used as a big billboard because it's more economical.

[@theparagonal]

Once again proving modern capitalism is the best way to divide scarce resources.

[@chandlerdeslatte3148]

@@theparagonal you are a very smart boy

[@lindzeesouperocd7558]

@@theparagonal I have poop stains in my underwear

[@mf--]

@@theparagonal it should have the lowest rent because it doesn't have windows.

[@vincedurden6446]

That's only a quarter as interesting.

[@diskoverio1020]

When I see weird things in the corporate world of US, I know that Disney is always involved.

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

For real. I hate disney

[@charleschase559]

Y they involve

[@WanderingInWonderland93]

@@charleschase559 3:49

[@NotChicoAndPico]

Yeah, now I know who to blame for making time square boring. Seriously, it was such a great place and now it's just...meh.

[@danikoo582]

television square

[@craigjensen6853]

"I'd walk a mile for a Camel" -- my uncle does every day, it's about a half mile to the gas station from his trailer park and he lost his license years ago after his 6th DUI. Except I think he switched to Newports.

[@ileutur6863]

Yea that does sound like something a newport smoker would do

[@atimholt]

Kinda funny that walking a mile is supposed to be a big deal. Guess it would be for a smoker.

[@EternalResonance]

this video didn't explain why its now mostly adorned😑 click baited. sooooooooooo annoyed.

[@AndrewAMartin]

@@EternalResonance You need to learn some comprehension skills, and stop replying to everyone's comments with the same idiotic comment.

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

@@EternalResonance stop spamming the comment section. Get a life

[@vipahman]

OMG, this episode is so full of innuendo that I'm blown away. Awesome script writing!

[@wli2718]

i see what you did there.

[@EternalResonance]

this video didn't explain why its now mostly adorned😑 click baited. sooooooooooo annoyed.

[@EternalResonance]

you dont have to have one or the other. you can rent out space and have signs. they haven't told us why they dont rent it out.

[@reuben3588]

@@EternalResonance I assume he meant it was more profitable to have it empty

[@steveg5122]

@@EternalResonance Heat. all the wiring for the signs creates heat, and the building is not square footage heavy

[@vishal111shah]

The puns, the innuendo, the punches!! what an awesome episode this one was!!

[@sterlinsilver]

I do kind of miss old times square. Not the seedy bits, but more the animated neon signs. They were works of art

[@worldcomicsreview354]

Piccadilly Circus in London was the same. Once unique and interesting, now just a bunch of giant TV's

[@NotChicoAndPico]

I miss the seedy bits too though.

[@AlphineWolf]

@@NotChicoAndPico it was what gave it its charm?

[@WezWesley]

The people who named time square had no sense of geometry

[@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN]

KZbin will never get rid of these trashy ass comment bots...

[@TheKewlPerson]

Times hourglass-shaped thing just doesn't ring as well

[@nicholaslau3194]

Not if you curve spacetime

[@jullit31]

@@TheKewlPerson Times Polygon would have been cool though...

[@Nhatanh0475]

Well to be fair "Square" can meant a lot of thing not just about the shape.

[@donaloflynn]

I just realised that I've never given any thought to why Times Square is so named or the fact that it clearly isn't a square!

[@the.abhiram.r]

any intersection between broadway and another avenue is named a square (south of upper west side)

[@donaloflynn]

@@the.abhiram.r Really? That’s absurd! There are so many other words (like place for example) that can give the concept of an open space without wrongly defining its shape.

[@thelazyrabbit4220]

@@donaloflynn i think it wants to convey that it will lead to four roads converging since square has 4 sides. in my mother tongue any crossroads between 2 roads is called a "charrasta" independent of the shape of road

[@joao3547]

A square is also a plaza

[@donaloflynn]

@@joao3547 A plaza is what Times Square actually is. Thanks for reminding me of the right word! Calling it a square is silly. I don’t agree that they’re the same thing.

[@andychow5509]

The "asbestos" warning may also explain it. If they had to renovate it, the cost may outstrip any discounted future cash flows. There are a lot of buildings like that actually, stuck in limbo. A building I used to work in had two levels of shopping malls underground. It flooded one year, and they condemned it and never reopened those levels. It's been more than a decade. Prime real-estate right in the center of the financial district. It's really strange.

[@gizzmo952]

This would be happening to the twin towers right now if they hadn't been destroyed, they used asbestos in the entire buildings in both towers.

[@patbak235]

There's a whole skyscraper abandoned in New orleans because of asbestos last I checked it was for sale for 440000$

[@willofdodge1]

There's asbestos in every building from 1950 to 1980.

[@HnvyCat]

@@patbak235 wait thats so cheap

[@HnvyCat]

how bad of a financial decision would that be... but owning a skyscraper

[@jahamesalome4877]

it actually has random shit in it. ive been up to the ball and stopped on a few floors. theyre all random shit like furnature or office supplies

[@vampirehawkgirl]

Times Square really is just the ad break of NYC huh

[@sosexyimsexy3210]

Only for fans over 18 years old. girl in perfect BODY G BUNNYGIRLSS.SITE cup milk god & perfect erotic body constriction god Toro face transcendent beautiful sister like a famous model tricks I do not know Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today. Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım '' Erinder: '' Sezimdüü '' Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak '' Dene: '' Muzdak '' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾 They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising 💗❤️💌💘

[@randomplanenoob]

yes

[@MaximNightFury]

What an intro to a semi-family friendly video

[@tookay4ever]

That’s what I call EDP445s channel ☠️☠️☠️

[@metro-v8]

so not halal mode

[@khka2178]

This is why it is "semi" family friendly channel!

[@JZH10000]

@@sosexyimsexy3210 ah yes semi family friendly I remember when spam bots posted links to other KZbin videos and free in game coins for whatever was popular. But I guess we live in 2022 the year of sex normalization. Go sell them malware infested nudes bad bitch show the patriarchy who's boss

[@adog3129]

honestly i didnt see any of those puppets having sex. not sure how they're supposed to

[@merrittn6397]

I worked for Warner Bros Studio Stores when Warner Bros built their Times Sq store. I, along with other managers helped to open that store. They held a Grand Opening, "Bugs on Broadway" and I got to meet Chuck Jones. We got to go up to the upper floors, they were basically used as stockroom space, most of the windows were covered by the billboards. It was great while it lasted!

[@Goxilla]

btw that building is owned by Jamestown L.P. a german (based) fonds management company. At some point the walls of One Time Square were the most expensive advertising space in the world. The building was part of many assets in a real estate fonds and the original plan was to sell it once the fonds was liquidated but prices for advertising on that building skyrocked and they kept that building within their company

[@ALifeOfWine]

What are "fonds"?

[@chattphotos]

@@ALifeOfWine Probably the new lexicon for the Fonz cryptocurrency

[@kevinschultz6091]

@@ALifeOfWine - in doing a brief internet search, it's not actually a typo (as I first thought), but seems to be a central European term for "fund". Looks like it generally refers to companies that invest and manager real estate - might be a close relative of a REIT, maybe?

[@termitreter6545]

@@kevinschultz6091 There is no specific connection between "fund" and real estate. I think its basically just a german, and maybe french term for fonds.

[@flp322]

@@termitreter6545 Fonds is the German (among other languages) word for fund. I'm guessing the top commenter didn't know the correct translation and/or thought the word is the same in English.

[@andywagnac5255]

I actually got the Nebula/Curiosity package in December because of this series! So happy to see you hard work really paying off !

[@Likeomgitznich]

Fun fact: everywhere broadway intersects an avenue, there is a “square”

[@this51man]

Columbus Circle has entered the chat

[@MitchellBPYao]

Now i know before I go

[@the.abhiram.r]

street**

[@Likeomgitznich]

@@the.abhiram.r nope. just the avenues.

[@Likeomgitznich]

@@this51man technically broadway doesn't intersect an Avenue at Columbus Circle, since that's where 8th Ave ends and Central Park West begins. Even notice how on the other side of Central Park the road isn't "Central Park East", it's just a continuation of 5th Ave? Shits weird AF haha

[@avace917]

Sometimes I really miss 80s/90s Times Square. There was a weird charm to it. And of course the video game arcades were magical

[@erictaylor5462]

3:05 My grandmother smoked from the time she was 14 until she was in her 60's. In the end she couldn't walk 100 feet (.019 miles) from her bedroom to the kitchen. Watching her die of emphysema has kept me from smoking for my entire life.

[@shingshongshamalama]

HAI: "Here's a video about bricks." Also HAI: "I got a bunch of famous youtube celebrities to pay me to break laws for chuckles."

[@BrHck]

6 minutes video and I still don't know why the building is empty

[@ThisIsntmyrealnameGoogle]

Another banger, I love these history lessons, I always learn something new while it ties into my favorite topic of skyscrapers and New York City

[@yamiangie]

You know I had looked that the building last time I was in the city and wonder if who'd rent office space in a building covered in signs like that.

[@donaloflynn]

I'd have thought it was perfect for a company looking for relatively cheap central NYC office space. It not having many (any?) windows must have made it cheaper than neighbouring buildings.

[@lukemiller539]

It was the local government that stopped the fireworks because it was so dangerously low - not because the idea of the ball was cooler.

[@adog3129]

🤓

[@xMegaVideos]

I’m wondering what will end sooner; the Nebula discount or my WinRar 30-day trail period.

[@BriManeely]

The "peep show" joke is maybe the low-key funniest joke I've ever heard

[@wastedtalent1625]

That's high key lame

[@ggill1313]

Imagine being that dull

[@BriManeely]

This OP's life must suck LoL

[@AcridDragoon]

Petition for Sam to start twice as interesting

[@flp322]

Just watch four HAI videos in a row

[@AcridDragoon]

@@flp322 modern problems require modern solutions

[@adog3129]

that would be way too interesting

[@yass123]

As a New Yorker, I can't remember the last time I went to Times Square. It might have been 20+ years ago to watch MTV's TRL. I remember reading about that Disney moved a building on 42nd street in the 90's. Might have been to build that movie theater.

[@armadillolover99]

I work on Broadway and the last time I went to Times Square in 2017, I went to Nintendo World because it was the only place in the entire state that had the Nintendo Switch in stock at the time and I really wanted to play Zelda Breath of The Wild

[@Anon54387]

Makes sense. There's really nothing one needs for day to day life there that can't be gotten elsewhere in the city. I bet Las Vegans rarely if ever go to the strip.

[@WezWesley]

Everyone loves the idea of pissing your pants while watching a giant wall

[@attackofthelumbie9029]

Especially when surrounded by strangers

[@sosexyimsexy3210]

Only for fans over 18 years old. girl in perfect BODY G BUNNYGIRLSS.SITE cup milk god & perfect erotic body constriction god Toro face transcendent beautiful sister like a famous model tricks I do not know Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today. Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım '' Erinder: '' Sezimdüü '' Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak '' Dene: '' Muzdak '' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾 They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising 💗❤️💌💘

[@MKNYC_]

Absolutely brilliant episode, you have described times square perfectly

[@thehumblescience]

I watched your documentary The Colorado Problem on Curiosity Stream and it was awesome! Hope to see more feature length documentaries from you!

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

Cheddar, TheB1M, and now Wendover Prosuctions.... It is like the hypest theme currently. I was actually watching one just before this one P.S. okay this video is on a different topic.

[@khka2178]

@Just Dope Yes, the same fax of your birth certificate, your mama tore when you were born.

[@sosexyimsexy3210]

Only for fans over 18 years old. girl in perfect BODY G BUNNYGIRLSS.SITE cup milk god & perfect erotic body constriction god Toro face transcendent beautiful sister like a famous model tricks I do not know Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today. Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım '' Erinder: '' Sezimdüü '' Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak '' Dene: '' Muzdak '' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾 They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising 💗❤️💌💘

[@olefella7561]

The fact that we get free videos on KZbin by Half as Interesting is truly a gift 👍👍

[@abubeker1704]

Ehem Ehem, Documentary? 6 minute long Documentary?

[@johndough5192]

It’s content lol, that’s what youtubers do.They...................make.................content. That’s the entire purpose of this site lmfao.

[@kaivoormolen1825]

1:04 I love the spelling of Conittekock on the map and 'Hoeren Eylandt' around the same place, meaning 'Whore Island' in Dutch.

[@warpnin3]

Very interesting map; I studied it for a few minutes.😄 Groeten uit Rotterdam!

[@DigitalCasm]

This is the funniest video by Half as Interesting / Wendover productions I've ever seen. I laughed out loud at least 2 times. And that's at least 4 more times than I usually laugh during his videos.

[@User31129]

It's been 6 days and no one has commented "Good joke!" So I will throw you a bone

[@hawkeye5955]

"Beloved by tourists and behated by locals" As a New Yorker, this is 100% accurate.

[@artofzehan9218]

the "dickey house" gag made me scream audibly

[@mateoleon1796]

how do you manage to make videos on such interesting topics all the time? I literally put all your videos on "watch later"

[@Jehty_]

Wikipedia

[@sirBrouwer]

He pays Brian from Real Engineering for doing the thinking work.

[@renderproductions1032]

@@sirBrouwer |-o-| true

[@adog3129]

they take suggestions. someone out there knows a good factoid, and pretty much all the research in the videos is a wikipedia page.

[@themole4369]

Still seems an odd reason to me. Just because the outside of the building is more valuable than the inside, doesn't mean there's no value on the inside that could be added to the advertisement profits. Sure you'd have no windows for your offices but given the general land value in Times Square you'd think someone would be prepared to pay something for office space in that area.

[@oneminuteofmyday]

I Googled it. The interior is severely dilapidated and would take extensive repair and remodeling to bring it up to current building codes. Due to that, the owners decided to leave it basically empty and just do the advertising on the exterior. You would think the profits from the exterior would pay for the interior work, but apparently not.

[@Utonian21]

Yeah, it seems like a waste. Why not take advantage of the entire property?

[@filanfyretracker]

@@Utonian21 a storage facility would be a good call, those need no windows and and really almost no climate control.

[@samshelton6640]

My conspiracy side assumes that the CIA, NSA, etc have secret offices in there.

[@adog3129]

@@samshelton6640 that would be the dumbest place to put a secret office. jesus christ. they have multiple underground bases that the public is allowed to know about but they have to put secret offices in a skyscraper that everyone is looking at

[@LouisSubearth]

I went to Times Square, and when I saw 1 Times Square in person I was greeted by a Genshin Impact ad.

[@cypriotmappers5342]

I started watching the video next to my family on high volume. regretting it now .lol

[@arc8218]

Oof 🤣🤣

[@alli_mode]

This is the second video ive watched in the last half hour with "spider-man: turn off the dark"

[@DangNguyen-xx3zi]

So dumb question, can someone explains to me how the news ticker in 1928 work without computers?

[@zanizone3617]

I second that. It had a conveyor belt so the light bulbs... Moved around? Still how did they "wrote" the message on it?

[@skua675]

I don't know how it actually works, but I can imagine how it might have with the tech of the time. Imagine every exterior light bulb has a switch on a panel indoors arranged to correspond to its position outdoors, so the top-left switch controls the top-left light for example. These switches must default to an off position whenever not actively being pressed. Next, you've got a big wooden pegboard. You stick pegs in the board to match the message you want to show. Lastly, you put the pegboard pegs-side-down and slide it across the switch panel. Like I said, no idea if this is how it actually worked, it's just a way that it could work with no computers or even diodes.

[@CCLFan1]

I was curious too so I looked it up. They had big metal cutouts of letters that they placed on a conveyor belt. When the metal parts hit the light bulbs, the light bulbs would light up for a moment before being disconnected. Then since the conveyor belt ran around the whole top of the building, the lights were turning on and off fast enough that it looked like the text was scrolling across the zipper.

[@Random3716]

Probably a lot of wire and relays

[@donaloflynn]

That's not a dumb question. Nobody who writes a dumb question realises that it's dumb, so no question starting with "dumb question but" is ever dumb!

[@skypig]

I'm so excited for the crime spree series, it looks so good

[@differentfins]

Even though I live in the 🇨🇦 wilderness, NYC is my second home. I've spent more time living there than any other city. I used to work in Times Square 😉, I am very comfortable being in NYC. I ❤ NY

[@michaeld8304]

Jesus I've never seen a more apt description of times sq, nice intro.

[@JosephJohnson-gu5fw]

The shade to Spiderman: TOTD was gold

[@NickCBax]

Seems like this’d make some ideal storage units.

[@texaswunderkind]

Unimproved storage space in Midtown Manhattan goes for $5 a sq. ft. per month, so it could easily be worth several million dollars a year. I can assure you the owners are doing exactly that, and that the content creator didn't bother to do any research.

[@sheephearder8643]

“S and M to M and M” joke is fucking gold!

[@PhilipLuckey]

Adolph Ochs’ last name is pronounced “Ocks” not “Oaks”. Ochs made money publishing the Chattanooga Times (in Tennessee) in the late 1800s, and used his profits from that paper to buy the New York Times.

[@089qwe1]

It’s a German name, though, and it’s pronounced like “oaks” in that language.

[@PhilipLuckey]

@@089qwe1 Perhaps it’s pronounced “oaks” in Germany, but in Tennessee and New York he and his family pronounced it “ocks”. (I met his granddaughter; she used “ocks” when talking about her grandfather Adolph Ochs.)

[@Roxor128]

I can think of a use for that building's interior: A datacentre. Racks of computers won't care about not getting any sunlight, and you can use one of them to run the signs. That's one computer, not one rack. You're just playing back video files, not analysing scientific data. It's hardly a heavy-duty load. Just outfit one machine with a bunch of graphics cards and run DisplayPort repeaters out to the billboards.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Maybe that would be useful for the New York Stock Exchange!

[@j.casalino]

Amusingly, if you look through the sides of the red stairs/TKTS booth, there's a bunch of power equipment and control systems underneath and a highly outdated Windows PC running it. Oh, the possibilities.

[@danieldaniels7571]

I’d like to see a Japanese style capsule hotel there

[@RobbbbC]

The peep bit was phenomenal, bravo!

[@sosexyimsexy3210]

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[@Kane69022]

I love that Michigan in your game show ad is just a big lake

[@khka2178]

Last time I was this early, there was no channel named Half as Interesting!

[@capbarker]

That security guard is probably more annoyed that he's the only person stuck inside an asbestos-ridden building

[@-AirKat-]

“Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark” Now there’s something I haven’t heard in a while

[@GigglyWalrus]

I love how in all the fluff they never explain why people don't rent the office space in the building. Is it because of the ads?

[@michaelwarren2391]

Maybe because the owners are not renting out the space?

[@CaptOrbit]

It's not worth the hassle for the comparatively little income it would generate especially given that they would have to discount the rent in the first place because the billboards block the majority of the buildings windows. I do believe somewhere in the building is the active office of the company who actually puts on the times square celebrations though. It probably does take a year to get all the logistics and celebrity bookings and set up some place for the festivities.

[@ThisIsntmyrealnameGoogle]

It's worth more to turn it into an observation deck rather than office space. The building doesn't actually hold that many workers compared to modern office buildings anyway.

[@eskay1891]

Its not safe for human occupation in any form

[@texaswunderkind]

The vlogger is just as clueless as the comments. New York has some of the most expensive real estate in the world, so NONE of it remains empty. Raw storage space in Midtown Manhattan costs $5 per square foot PER MONTH. Let's say, on the low end, that the building has six floors useable for storage, and each floor is only 2,000 sq. feet in size. Even at that tiny size, as unimproved storage, the building would net $720,000 PER YEAR in rent. It could easily be seven times that number (the average Walgreens is 14,500 sq. ft.). Who here thinks the owners would pass up five million dollars a year to lease it as storage? I don't either.

[@DGFishRfine1]

I feel like 20% fewer jokes would make this video about 50% better. Just let Wendover Wendover and I'll be happy 🤷

[@fuzzyegghead]

The photo of the soldier kissing a nurse on VE day is not harassment or assault. If you lived in the time period or understood the situation you would understand.

[@MrPopples72843]

I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT EPISODE OF THE CRIME SPREE

[@jtridexter]

3:15 🤣🤣🤣Sexual Assault, this made me crack up.

[@gtbkts]

Wow. I missed this when it came out. Thanks for the awesome content!

[@__init__]

It's weird they don't just knock the whole thing down to get more billboard space in there, if there allowed to cover the whole building like that they might as well just get rid of it.

[@givrally]

6:20 So nice of you to promote other KZbinrs, Sam NotFromWendover !

[@tigerseye1202]

This doesn't explain why the building is empty though. Even if the outside is worth more then the inside, can't you make *even more* money by also renting out the office space?

[@FinancialShinanigan]

I actually watched the Spider-Man musical on the mezzanine level lol

[@LarryFish3rman]

This was a great episode!

[@JasonZakrajsek]

What a timely “Turn Off the Dark” reference.

[@ct6852]

They should use it for karaoke or something. Or hukkah. Or escape rooms. Should be something silly and fun.

[@laurenconrad1799]

I also love the bow tie shape at west 72nd street and the one just a few blocks south at Lincoln center and at Union Square and the Flatiron building. New York is the city of bow tie shapes. Lol

[@dodo-ux4po]

Why not just still use the interior as office space/rent and also use the exterior for ads? Considering infamous NY housing/rent prices, wouldn't that be beneficial for everyone involved?

[@jxl180]

No one would want to rent space with zero windows .

[@quarksarranged]

@@jxl180 nope. Every single room would fill. The issue would be the light pollution.

[@dodo-ux4po]

@@jxl180 In New York? I definitely disagree. It's not uncommon in NY to find flats with no windows or blocked windows. And the building is in the middle of the damn Times Square, the flats would be sold in a heartbeat I'm sure

[@Nhicki]

Yeah I feel like that was glossed over, a bit disappointing really when that would be the first logical question to pose. just because the exterior would be the main source of revenue doesn't mean you don't want to maximize profits, but I'm sure there's a good reason, we just weren't given it in the video..

[@0Clewi0]

@@jxl180 if it's not as expensive as other things around, yeah people would live there.

[@ljphoenix4341]

As a Nebula subscriber, it is 100% worth the price. All the original content on there from some of KZbin's best educational creators, with extended cuts of videos that you see on YT, with no ads, it's great! Plus the access to Curiosity Stream makes the price of an annual plan that much better

[@adog3129]

if you see ads on youtube, you're using it wrong

[@Deegs98]

No one asked for this level of savagery, but man did you deliver on it.

[@CSLucasEpic]

That one tall empty building in Norh Korea: "Finally, a worthy opponent."

[@FinnishArmy]

What are the chances someone sees and ad in time square and thinks “Oh perfect, I needed that.” Like how are these ads even paying for them selves? They don’t right?

[@NotChicoAndPico]

That applies to most ads though. It's not about seeing an ad and thinking 'I want that' since that barely ever happens. It's about repeatedly flashing the information into your brain so that it sticks, and next time you're shopping for whatever, the brand that advertised and stuck in your head will feel more familiar, even if you don't 'remember' the ad specifically. Makes it somewhat difficult to calculate the effectiveness of an individual ad, but ad campaigns as whole can generally be seen as successful or not without that much issue.

[@3braincelled-spaceboss451]

"A skyscaper smacked square in the neon seizure district" - Half as Interesting 2022

[@mg42000]

Loved that first episode! Without giving any spoilers, Sam's lack of reaction was hilarious 😂😂

[@two-face1041]

It looks like they are planning to actually renovate the building and actually use it for things

[@benpaulwell2846]

$495 Billion sure is valuable real estate

[@mablaba3629]

Well that opening hit me like a dump truck 💀😂

[@janzendavi]

Massive factual error - Avenue Q just ended its two decade run. There’s probably still another play with puppet sex though.

[@apexaviation3671]

Of course making buildings like this cost a great amount of money. But they also over splurge on the cost of the units. Most Manhattan skyscraper apartments buildings are 70% empty. A fail in my eyes. It’s time developers find new ways build good looking apartments that is income friendly.

[@Utonian21]

So Times Square basically became the RedLight District in the 60s-90s until Disney came in and returned it to being the ultimate shrine to capitalism

[@danieldaniels7571]

Where is the red light district now?

[@kykat1771]

Failure to mention the “Ranboo My Beloved” ad on the building last year is a major grievance.

[@tookay4ever]

That’s where I live. It’s a 278 bedroom 344 bathroom home and I would like you all to stop standing in front of my home. Thanks

[@warpnin3]

Don't you hate not having a view of Times Square because of the large billboard on the front of the building?

[@janedoe8185]

After this video was uploaded, I'm willing to bet that skyscraper is no longer empty.

[@EduardoRubioLogan]

2:58 Eddie Murphy Beverly Hills COP!

[@clintmatthews3500]

Dang, you’re throwing more shade than a skyscraper.

[@5710fpilot]

Omfg! The analogies and innuendos! Where has this writer been? 🤔 🤣😂 keep it up!

[@livewellwitheds6885]

fuck that ad is so true. I've actually walked a mile for a pack of smokes lol

[@MinecraftRespaw]

i really don't understand what's the deal with times square, i never wanted to visit and i don't know why people wants to travel to see a street with builds and screens with ads on it

[@NotChicoAndPico]

I feel like the same applies to any tourism focused on cities? Like, even if they're actually more interesting than times square, it'd still be, at most, some mildly interesting oddity than you'd only really should look at in passing rather than visit for it. Like, let's take Amsterdam, as it's one of the more popular European destinations. Sure, you got the red light district, but so what? Prostitutes aren't that difficult to find, this place just has it more concentrated and presented better. Then there's all the weed-related stuff, but it's not like you need to travel to a different country just to get high. Don't get me wrong, the city is nice, especially with the fantastic integration for bicycles, but it's just a city in the end, and they aren't all that terribly interesting.

[@YouAreBreathing]

I can't wait to visit Times Square when I visit New York City next month. I'll even wave to the lonely security guard.

[@johnwanke3863]

I was harassed and abused on reddit because I responded to a post asking, “What historical photo makes you feel uneasy?” I said the time square kiss photo made me uneasy because it was a romanticized vision of a traumatic sexual assault which triggered the survivor whenever she saw it. Hundreds of people (read: men) downvoted the post and then some started sending me threatening messages because I stood by what I said - even proving that the “hoax” claims I was getting were unjustified with carefully sourced historical evidence. Thank you for being honest about the history of that picture, even in an offhand comment. It was validating for a survivor like myself.

[@trunkage]

No, no. If it's an M&M hotspot, it's still a S&M hotspot. I heard that in the news

[@marcwenger9424]

I'm waiting for the full length Wendover Productions documentary about puppets doing it. Not HAI or regular Wendover, but full on demonetizable documentary full of stock images!

[@Phlegm187]

The NSA wants you to think this building is empty.

[@FollowTheJohn]

Time Square was great when it was seedy.