New 'Gun Free Zone' signs installed in Times Square

TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) -- More signs went up in Times Square on Saturday morning - adding to the thousands of screens and billboards already there.

The new signs are a reminder to the public that Times Square is a gun-free zone.

Roughly 200 similar signs will be installed over the course of the week.

The move is part of efforts to combat gun violence in New York City.

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