Times Square Is Named After The New York Times

Midtown Manhattan, New York's Times Square is a significant commercial crossroads, a popular tourist destination, an entertainment hub, and a neighborhood. The intersection of 42nd Street, Broadway, and Seventh Avenue forms it. Times Square is a five-block area in the shape of a bowtie that extends from 42nd to 47th Streets, together with neighboring Duffy Square.

It is frequently referred to as "the Crossroads of the Universe," "the Center of the Universe," "the center of the Great White Way," and "the heart of the world" because of the countless billboards and commercials that brightly illuminate it. It is one of the busiest pedestrian zones in the world, the center of the Broadway Theater District, and a significant hub of the global entertainment sector. One of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, Times Square receives an estimated 50 million visitors each year. On its peak days, Times Square sees nearly 460,000 pedestrians, with an average of 330,000 daily visitors, many of whom are tourists.

One of the interesting facts about New York is The New York Times moved its offices to the then-newly constructed Times Building, today known as One Times Square, in 1904, changing the area's name from Longacre Square to Times Square. On December 31, 1907, the first New Year's Eve ball drop took place here, and it has since drawn over a million people to Times Square every year.