In the early 80's I performed daily magic and juggling for those seated on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There were many performers and we performed in a civilized rotation. Cops only busted the mimes while in actual traffic on 5th ave pulling the buses with invisible ropes.

It was bliss. When busted you went to a police headquarters within Central Park...beautiful there!
it was all nice and friendly.

Forget Times Square...today I walked through Times Square and passed 4 different people dressed as Elmo and 4 different people dressed as Sponge Bob...all looking for tips from photographs??? What is up with that?

Seek the steps of the MET! Coveted time slot was the closing of the museum.
It once was paradise where if you were good enough performing... the hotdog vendors would give you a buck off your hotdog.

So is it possible to get employed by the Times Square Association?
(Not that I would, I'm in New England for cryin' out loud. I'm just wondering.)

...apparently I have killed another thread!

I found this on Google looking up Busking laws, and I just have to make a point...

Isn't David Blaine in NYC????

I don't get your point? What does DB have to with Busking?

There was event where one of the parks in TS was hiring buskers to perform.
The number of people in TS is always large and I bet most of them are
tourists. Sound like a good spot to me....

It just seemed that since DB s there, there should be a ton more magicians trying to catch a certain eye....

You would think; and I'm sure there those that have tried. I remember at Lincoln Center where DB was in
the water bubble. On the night where he was to do his stunt there were a lot of guys our there doing
magic in course of that event. But you have to remember that what DB does is quite different from actual
busking.

But as far as buskers (doing magic) go; I only know of 1 or 2 that works the streets consistently. The rest work only
with the parks/organization when the they are alowed or alloted their time slot.

That might be bobert, who works the C&B in Central Park and Times Square area when he is in town. We shared a pitch recently in Central Park and had a blast...