"So no one told you life was gonna be this way," but if you've ever wanted to hang out at "Central Perk" — the famous fictional coffeehouse on the classic sitcom "Friends" — you're in luck.

A real Central Perk Coffeehouse is opening in Times Square this fall to welcome New Yorkers, tourists, and TV fans to step into the real-life version of the “Friends” characters’ favorite hangout.

To open in the heart of the Crossroads of the World on the corner of 7th Avenue and 47th Street, the java-joint’s layout will include the famous cozy orange sofa room, inspired by the iconic Central Perk couch.

The first one to open in New York — there's a Central Perk Coffeehouse in, of all places, Boston — it will offer more than just nostalgic scenery reminiscent of a bygone era in TV. It will be a fully

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