A new statue is turning heads in Times Square. The 12-foot tall bronze sculpture was unveiled last week. In the bustling Crossroads of the World, the statue is already making people stop and reflect.

Times Square Arts installed a new statue of a 12-foot-tall Black woman in casual clothing, juxtaposing it against the permanent monuments of a chaplain and playwright.

The statue portrays a young Black woman standing confidently with her hands on her hips, dressed in a T-shirt and pants, gazing out into the open space of Duffy Square. Price describes the figure as a “composite fictional character,