Times Square - New York

Times Square is one of the world’s most visited attractions and is located in Manhattan, New York City.

Times Square is an area that is found at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets.

The Times Square is a significant landmark of the city of New York and it is known for its spectacular animated and digital advertisements.

Previously named Longacre Square, Times Square got its present name in 1904.

Along with the growth of New York City Times Square enjoy a growing stature as well. It gradually became a cultural centre, hosting a number of theatres, music halls and hotels. It also became a place where important events are held, such as a World Series and a presidential election.

During the 1910s and 1920s, the Times Square was among the most visited areas in Manhattan. This was the reason that it got the nickname The Tenderloin. It was also the time when Times Square became a place of crime and corruption, represented by gambling and prostitution.

In the mid-1990s, the mayor of the New York City Rudolph Giuliani marked the beginning of the programme, which seeks to eliminate the existing bad reputation of the city by increasing the security and opening many more tourist attractions as well as many upscale establishments.

Times Square is the only neighbourhood in Manhattan which is authorized to demand from the building owners to set illuminated signs.

The signs in Times Square are known as “spectaculars” and the greatest of them are called “jumbotrons”.

In 1992 the Times Square Alliance took a decision to make the quality of commerce and cleanliness in the area much better.

Today, Times Square hosts ABC’s Times Square Studios, a Toys "Я" Us store, Hershey’s and M&M stores also a great number of theatres and several restaurants such as Ruby Foo’s, the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, Carmine’s as well as Planet Hollywood Restaurant and Bar. There are also headquarters of many media, publishing and financial firms.

At Times Square on the 2002 New Year’s celebration, the new mayor of the city of New York became Michael Bloomberg.