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Ferris Wheel Begins Spinning in Times Square
A 110-foot Ferris wheel began a limited run in Times Square Wednesday. Known as the Times Square Wheel, it’s in operation until Sept. 12.
The pop-up Ferris wheel is under the aegis of the Times Square Alliance, which is offering free rides to those who can produce proof that they’ve been recently vaccinated. It’s the brainchild of AMPM Entertainment Concepts, which is footing the bill, the New York Post reported.
The Ferris wheel “fits perfectly into the mayor’s overarching summer of fun campaign which includes the five borough concerts and Five Boro Bike Tour,” Alliance president Tom Harris told the Post. “We want to give people that ‘wow’ moment to show them Times Square is back.”
The Post reported that the Wheel is part of a larger campaign to promote Times Square as a happening destination once more, after tourists and locals, including office workers, left during the pandemic.
