Times square

New York

Times Square is one of the major intersections of the District of New York Manhattan.

It's formed by the blocks between Sixth Avenue and Eighth Avenue between West 40th Street and West 53rd Street, forming the most westerly part of the commercial area of

Midtown Manhattan. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the publisher New York Times moved  the newspaper from a new skyscraper on 42nd Street in Longacre Square, he persuaded Mayor  to build there a subway station and the area was renamed "Times Square".The NewYork Times subsequently moved to more spacious office son the other side of Broadway in 1913.

Simultaneously with the growth of the city,Times Square was developed as the cultural heartfull oftheaters,music hall sand hotels for high society.The theaters of Broadway,the large number of animated neon and illuminated signs have made Times Square one of the icons of New York and a symbol of the appearance of intensely urban Manhattan.The density of illuminated signs in Times Square now competes with that of Las Vegas.The signs of the square is officially called "Spectaculars".Then was formed the Time  Square Alliance, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of commerce and clean linessin the district.Times Square now boasts attractions such as ABC's Times Square Studios, a large number of publishing companies,financial and media have been attracted by the idea of placing their head quarters in the area and a great er police presence has increased the security of the areae specially in Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001.

 Times Square is the site of the annual New Year's Eve ball drop. On December 31, 1907, a ball signifying New Year's Day was first dropped at Times Square, and the Square has held the main New Year's celebration in New York City ever since. On that night, hundreds of thousands of people congregate to watch the Waterford Crystal ball being lowered on a pole atop the building , marking the new year. Today, Countdown Entertainment and One Times Square handle the New Year's Eve event in conjunction with the Times Square Alliance.

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