Times Square: Duffy Square View Live

Duffy Square sits in Times Square, New York, and this camera watches it from the American Eagle LED billboard. The vantage point is high enough to take in the open space of the square and the familiar glitter of the signs around it, yet close enough that you can follow the movement of people as they pause, pass through, or settle in to look at the city.

This is one of those New York views that rewards both a glance and a longer look. Daylight shows the layout of the square and the weather moving across Midtown. Night brings the billboards forward, and Duffy Square becomes a bowl of light. The LED board that hosts the camera is part of the scenery as well as the lookout, a reminder that you are seeing Times Square from inside its own bright architecture.

Whether you are checking the mood of the city, waiting to meet someone in the neighborhood, or simply fond of watching a famous place go about an ordinary hour, the stream is an easy place to linger.

The stream is provided by AE Signage. Try a weekday morning and a weekend evening; Duffy Square has more than one personality.