NEW AMSTERDAM THEATRE IN TIMES SQUARE. NEW AMSTERDAM WAS THE 17TH CENTURY DUTCH NAME FOR NEW YORK.
Times Square is probably the most popular spot for tourists to visit when in New York. Times Square was named after the New York Times, the #1 newspaper in NYC, followed by the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post. .
LOWES THEATRE AND CBS STUDIOS IN TIME SQUARE
The "Times" is filled with liberal drivel for the most part, the "Journal" much more conservative and business oriented and the "Post" is a tabloid paper with what is referred to as "sensational" journalism - the kind of paper that would appeal to 90% of Jay County.
MTV STUDIOS ARE LOCATED IN TIMES SQUARE.
Times Square is THE theatre district with Broadway running right through the middle of it. Times Square has not always been the best area to hang out in. Once nicknamed "The Devil's Playground", TS was know for years for it's adult bookstores and theatres and the illegal activities which go along with that type of commerce. (one of the local neighborhoods around TS is still called "Hell's Kitchen" - the east coast spelling for "Dunkirk") An effort by New York City officials, led by then-mayor Rudolf Giuliani, to clean up the area has returned Times Square to it's former glory.
TIMES SQUARE LOOKING SOUTH TOWARDS LOWER MANHATTAN
For those of you who stay up late on New Year's Eve, Times Square is where they "drop the ball" to signal the beginning of the new year.
ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST NEON SIGNS - THE NASDAQ SIGN IN TIMES SQUARE
Times Square is also home to one of the world's largest neon sign. The NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) sign is 120 feet tall and cost $37 million to construct. In addition, NASDAQ pays $2 million a year to lease the space for the sign
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