The Crossroads of the World

E1963
nickname

The Crossroads of the World is a famous nickname for New York City's Times Square, a major commercial and entertainment hub renowned for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and bustling pedestrian traffic.

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Label Occurrences
The Center of the Universe 1
The Crossroads of the World canonical 1

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Times Square ⓘ
surface form: The Crossroads of the World, Times Square
appliesTo Times Square ⓘ
associatedWith Broadway Theatre District ⓘ
surface form: Broadway theatre district

Broadway Theatre District ⓘ
surface form: Broadway theatres

commercial advertising ⓘ
electronic billboards ⓘ
entertainment industry ⓘ
mass media representations of New York City ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
characterizedBy bright billboards ⓘ
bustling pedestrian traffic ⓘ
heavy vehicular traffic ⓘ
large LED displays ⓘ
neon lights ⓘ
culturalSignificance iconic urban public space ⓘ
major global tourist destination ⓘ
symbol of New York City ⓘ
hasNotableFeature New Year’s Eve ball drop celebrations ⓘ
large digital advertising screens ⓘ
pedestrian plazas ⓘ
locatedIn Manhattan ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form: New York State

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
near 42nd Street ⓘ
Broadway Theatre District ⓘ
surface form: Broadway

Seventh Avenue ⓘ
partOf Midtown Manhattan ⓘ
refersTo Times Square ⓘ
symbolizes American popular culture ⓘ
bustling city life ⓘ
commercialism ⓘ
touristAttractionRank one of the most visited tourist attractions in the world ⓘ
usedFor advertising campaigns ⓘ
film and television shoots ⓘ
public events ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Times Square → alsoKnownAs → The Crossroads of the World ⓘ
Times Square → alsoKnownAs → The Crossroads of the World ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Center of the Universe