Times Square

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Location: Broadway between 46th and 47th streets, New York

Times Square, probably the most photographed spot in midtown Manhattan, is a collage of lights, billboards, people, noise, music, taxis, and everything else that represents this amazing city. Sometimes called the Crossroads of the World, the Times Square area is the center of New York‘s midtown activity.

The area was renamed in 1904 (it was previously called Longacre) to commemorate the opening of the brand new New York Times building at that location. In the years since, it‘s become a place to gather in awe of the neon ...


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