Times Square

American  

noun

1. a wide intersection extending from 43rd to 47th Streets in central Manhattan, New York City, where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersect.

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Times Square British  

noun

1. a square formed by the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue in New York City, extending from 42nd to 45th Street

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Times Square Cultural  

1. Area of Manhattan formed by the intersection of Broadway (see also Broadway) and Seventh Avenue between Forty-second and Forty-fourth Streets.

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Site of a large, annual New Year's Eve celebration.

Heart of the New York City theater district.

Once known for its high levels of crime, prostitution, and pornography, in recent years it has been cleaned up.

Example Sentences

Shares have tumbled about 40% over the past 12 months, hurt by slower-than-expected property sales and a failed bid to build a coveted Times Square casino.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Now Pop Mart is opening a 7,000 square foot flagship store in Manhattan’s Times Square, with even more stories planned in malls across America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

A cold snowy night in late November 2012 in New York’s Times Square.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Did we really fail ourselves by not seeing the Times Square ball drop in person?

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

Still, by the time Rachel got us back to Times Square, I felt like we’d pretty much run all the way from New Mexico.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan