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.

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The Ellison family acquired control of CBS-owner Paramount in August and, at the time, David Ellison touted the move of Paramount’s headquarters from New York’s Times Square to Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Elsewhere in the country, the Times Square Ball in New York will drop eight times to signal midnight in every US time zone.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Such is the eclectic and chaotic scene that awaits World Cup fans coming to Times Square.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

He named sports, media craziness, Madonna’s pop-up concert in Times Square, the young mayor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

And besides, my mother had never seen Times Square.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt