Why Would You Propose In Times Square?

(Courtesy of Times Square Arts)

Think about proposing marriage to the person you love in New York City. Where are you? Maybe a garden you walked through on your first date. Maybe a favorite restaurant. Maybe in bed. Maybe at the top of the Empire State Building. Maybe in a cemetery. Maybe in an alley. Maybe under a bridge. Maybe on a stoop. Maybe on the Staten Island Ferry. There are plenty of places to propose here, from personal to cliche. Almost everywhere is perfect, actually, within the five boroughs... except Times Square. Don't do that.

Today the NY Post says that, and we quote, "Times Square will be the perfect place to propose." When? In an imaginary future like in I Am Legend? What even are you talking about NY Post?

They are talking about the latest piece of public art, Collective-LOK's "Heart of Hearts," which will be unveiled on February 9th, just in time to disappoint the person you love with a proposal in Times Square on Valentine's Day, you failure.

The piece itself is pretty cool though, for non-proposal visits. It's described as a "faceted ring of golden, mirrored hearts to create a kaleidoscopic pavilion that multiplies the spectacle of Times Square." Infinity Times Squares! It's like a Black Mirror level nightmare. But beautiful, as some nightmares are.

The official rendering includes a... llama? Alpaca? Anyway, it's unclear why.

Why?

Here's even more about the piece:

CLOK’s Heart of Hearts, a faceted ring of nine golden, mirrored hearts, will create an alternative pavilion that reflects and multiplies the pulsating activity of Times Square, creating a kaleidoscopic interior that dissolves the boundaries between viewing and performing. Within the ring, diamond-shaped spaces inside each heart will create “kissing booths” where couples will find their activities mirrored, allowing both privacy and publicity in the Heart of Hearts. This room within the room of Times Square is the most site-specific Heart installation to date and will be the first time a Valentine Heart will reach above 10 feet.

It will be located in Duffy Square.