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.

Aliases (16)

Times Square area ×6
Times Square, New York City ×3
Broadway ×1
New Year’s Eve ball drop ×1
The Crossroads of the World, Times Square ×1
The Great White Way ×1
Times Square Ball Drop on New Year’s Eve ×1
Times Square buildings ×1
Times Square business improvement district ×1
Times Square district ×1
Times Square office towers ×1
Times Square pedestrian plaza redesign ×1
Times Square redevelopment projects ×1
Times Square theater cluster ×1
Times Square–42nd Street station ×1
Times Square–42nd Street subway complex ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commercial district → neighborhood → public square → tourist attraction →
alsoKnownAs	The Center of the Universe → The Crossroads of the World → The Great White Way →
annualVisitors	millions of visitors per year →
borough	Manhattan →
city	New York City →
country	United States →
extendsFrom	West 42nd Street →
extendsTo	West 47th Street →
famousFor	Broadway theaters → New Year’s Eve ball drop → bright electronic billboards → large crowds of tourists → neon lights →
formerName	Longacre Square →
governingBody	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 → Seventh Avenue →
isMajorCenterFor	commerce → entertainment → tourism →
lightingType	neon and LED lighting →
locatedIn	Manhattan → Midtown Manhattan → New York City → New York State → United States →
namedAfter	The New York Times →
near	Port Authority Bus Terminal →
partOf	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–42nd Street subway complex →

Referenced by (78)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
42nd Street → Broadway (Manhattan street) → Midtown Manhattan → Midtown West → New York → New York City →	hasLandmark
500 Fifth Avenue → Bryant Park → New York Times Building → Port Authority Bus Terminal → Port Authority Bus Terminal → Times Square–42nd Street subway station →	near
Manhattan → Manhattan Island → Midtown → New York County →	contains
Midtown → Midtown Manhattan → Midtown Manhattan ("Times Square Ball Drop on New Year’s Eve") → West 42nd Street ("Times Square area") →	knownFor
4 Times Square → Broadway Theatre District ("Times Square area") → Minskoff Theatre → Palace Theatre (Broadway) →	locatedIn
Broadway Theatre District → Gershwin Theatre → One Five One West 42nd Street → Tony Kiser Theater →	locatedNear
Times Square Alliance → Total Request Live ("Times Square, New York City") → V-J Day in Times Square →	location
57th Street–Seventh Avenue station ("Times Square area") → Lunt-Fontanne Theatre → Rockefeller Center subway station complex ("Times Square area") →	nearbyLandmark
Hayes Theater → One Five One West 42nd Street → Times Square–42nd Street subway station →	neighborhood
42nd Street → Broadway (Manhattan street) → West 47th Street ("Times Square area") →	passesThrough
The Crossroads of the World ("The Crossroads of the World, Times Square") → Times Square ("The Great White Way") →	alsoKnownAs
Garment District → Midtown West →	borderedBy
New York–Newark CSA → Northeastern United States →	containsLandmark
Broadway ("Times Square area") → Manhattan Island →	hasPart
The Crossroads of the World →	appliesTo
Times Square Alliance ("Times Square district") →	areaServed
The City →	associatedWith
Yonge-Dundas Square →	comparedTo
42nd Street Shuttle →	connectsLandmark
V-J Day in Times Square →	depicts
Times Square ("New Year’s Eve ball drop") →	famousFor
Longacre Square →	formerNameOf
Marquis Theatre ("Times Square buildings") →	hasCategory
Seventh Avenue →	hasLandmarkArea
Diamond District →	hasNearbyLandmark
New York City Subway ("Times Square–42nd Street station") →	hasStation
Broadway (Manhattan street) →	intersects
Marquis Theatre →	isLocatedNear
Marquis Theatre ("Times Square theater cluster") →	isPartOf
V-J Day ("Times Square, New York City") →	locationOfCelebration
Broadway Theatre District ("Broadway") →	namedAfter
New Year’s Eve ("Times Square, New York City") →	notableCelebrationLocation
New York metropolitan area →	notableFeature
Durst family ("Times Square redevelopment projects") →	notableFor
Broadway →	notableIntersection
Snøhetta ("Times Square pedestrian plaza redesign") →	notableWork
Times Square Alliance ("Times Square business improvement district") →	operatesIn
West 42nd Street →	passesBy
The Durst Organization ("Times Square office towers") →	portfolioIncludes
The Crossroads of the World →	refersTo
Longacre Square →	renamedAs
Seventh Avenue →	runsThrough
Lincoln Highway →	startPoint
Times Square ("Times Square–42nd Street subway complex") →	transportHubFor