Times Square

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commercial district neighborhood public square tourist attraction

Times Square is a major commercial and entertainment hub in Midtown Manhattan, famous for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and New Year’s Eve ball drop.

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All labels observed (27)

Label Occurrences
Times Square canonical 119
Times Square area 16
Times Square, New York City 6

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commercial district ⓘ
neighborhood ⓘ
public square ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Crossroads of the World ⓘ
surface form: The Center of the Universe

The Crossroads of the World ⓘ
Times Square ⓘ
surface form: The Great White Way
annualVisitors millions of visitors per year ⓘ
borough Manhattan ⓘ
city New York City ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
extendsFrom West 42nd Street ⓘ
extendsTo West 47th Street ⓘ
famousFor Broadway Theatre District ⓘ
surface form: Broadway theaters

Times Square self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: New Year’s Eve ball drop

bright electronic billboards ⓘ
large crowds of tourists ⓘ
neon lights ⓘ
formerName Longacre Square ⓘ
governingBody New York City ⓘ
surface form: City of New York
hasFeature LED advertising screens ⓘ
large digital billboards ⓘ
news tickers ⓘ
pedestrian plazas ⓘ
hasOrganization Times Square Alliance ⓘ
hostsEvent New Year’s Eve ball drop ceremony ⓘ
Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration ⓘ
intersects Broadway Theatre District ⓘ
surface form: Broadway

Seventh Avenue ⓘ
isMajorCenterFor commerce ⓘ
entertainment ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
lightingType neon and LED lighting ⓘ
locatedIn Manhattan ⓘ
Midtown Manhattan ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form: New York State

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
namedAfter The New York Times ⓘ
near Port Authority Bus Terminal ⓘ
partOf Broadway Theatre District ⓘ
surface form: Broadway Theater District
policePrecinct New York City Police Department ⓘ
primaryLanguage English ⓘ
renamedInYear 1904 ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
touristAttractionRank one of the most visited tourist attractions in the world ⓘ
transportHubFor Times Square self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Times Square–42nd Street subway complex

Referenced by (165)

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

New York City → hasLandmark → Times Square ⓘ
Times Square → alsoKnownAs → Times Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Great White Way
Times Square → famousFor → Times Square self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Year’s Eve ball drop
Times Square → transportHubFor → Times Square self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Times Square–42nd Street subway complex
New York City Subway → hasStation → Times Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: Times Square–42nd Street station
New York → hasLandmark → Times Square ⓘ
Broadway Theatre District → locatedIn → Times Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: Times Square area
Broadway Theatre District → namedAfter → Times Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway
Broadway Theatre District → locatedNear → Times Square ⓘ
The Crossroads of the World → refersTo → Times Square ⓘ
The Crossroads of the World → appliesTo → Times Square ⓘ
The Crossroads of the World → alsoKnownAs → Times Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Crossroads of the World, Times Square
Times Square Alliance → location → Times Square ⓘ
Times Square Alliance → operatesIn → Times Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: Times Square business improvement district
Times Square Alliance → areaServed → Times Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: Times Square district
The Durst Organization → portfolioIncludes → Times Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: Times Square office towers
New York metropolitan area → notableFeature → Times Square ⓘ
Manhattan → contains → Times Square ⓘ
Northeastern United States → containsLandmark → Times Square ⓘ
Manhattan Island and Long Island → contains → Times Square ⓘ
subject surface form: Manhattan Island
Yonge-Dundas Square → comparedTo → Times Square ⓘ
Port Authority Bus Terminal → near → Times Square ⓘ
Midtown Manhattan → knownFor → Times Square ⓘ
Midtown Manhattan → knownFor → Times Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: Times Square Ball Drop on New Year’s Eve
Midtown Manhattan → hasLandmark → Times Square ⓘ
Times Square–42nd Street subway station → neighborhood → Times Square ⓘ
Times Square–42nd Street subway station → near → Times Square ⓘ
42nd Street Shuttle → connectsLandmark → Times Square ⓘ
57th Street–Seventh Avenue station → nearbyLandmark → Times Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: Times Square area
V-J Day → locationOfCelebration → Times Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: Times Square, New York City
Broadway → hasPart → Times Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: Times Square area
Broadway → notableIntersection → Times Square ⓘ
Longacre Square → formerNameOf → Times Square ⓘ
Longacre Square → renamedAs → Times Square ⓘ
Seventh Avenue → runsThrough → Times Square ⓘ
Seventh Avenue → hasLandmarkArea → Times Square ⓘ
West 42nd Street → knownFor → Times Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: Times Square area
West 42nd Street → passesBy → Times Square ⓘ
West 47th Street → passesThrough → Times Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: Times Square area
New York County → contains → Times Square ⓘ
Broadway (Manhattan street) → passesThrough → Times Square ⓘ
Broadway (Manhattan street) → intersects → Times Square ⓘ
Broadway (Manhattan street) → hasLandmark → Times Square ⓘ
42nd Street → passesThrough → Times Square ⓘ
42nd Street → hasLandmark → Times Square ⓘ
New York Times Building → near → Times Square ⓘ
Rockefeller Center subway station complex → nearbyLandmark → Times Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: Times Square area
Durst family → notableFor → Times Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: Times Square redevelopment projects
500 Fifth Avenue → near → Times Square ⓘ
One Five One West 42nd Street → neighborhood → Times Square ⓘ