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Times Square

1560 Broadway, New York, New York 10036

Featured Review : What can be said about Times Square that hasn’t been said before? Well, how about: "underwhelming"?I fail to see anything special, remarkable or indeed note-worthy about Times Square. Sorry. It is just an awkwardly shape...See Full Review

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Times Square Under the Neon

  • 1 out of 5 stars by Liam Hetherington from Manchester, United Kingdom
  • December 2, 2025
Quote: What can be said about Times Square that hasn’t been said before? Well, how about: "underwhelming"?I fail to see anything special, remarkable or indeed note-worthy about Times Square. Sorry. It is just an awkwardly shaped road intersection crowded... Read the full Times Square review

From journal New York, New York - It's a Wonderful Town!

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Tourist Trap Square

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Gemma_C from Sunderland, United Kingdom
  • October 17, 2025
Quote: On my trip to New York I must admit Times Square wasn't too high on my list of the places I was going to visit, and this was mainly because I did quite a bit of research before my trip and I knew it was a place that was going to be chuck full of... Read the full Times Square review

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the centre sight of new york city

  • 4 out of 5 stars by alanmack37 from Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  • October 8, 2025
Quote: Times square is a truly amazing spectacle and centre base for touring New York. It is illuminated and shown on so many movies and films that when you actually get there it takes a bit of getting used to.Luckily in Times Square the subway trains use... Read the full Times Square review

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My Favorite Place to be in NYC

  • 5 out of 5 stars by KatyRae from Norman, Oklahoma
  • September 27, 2025
Quote: Despite my insistence upon visiting New York like a local, and not like a tourist, I absolutely LOVE Times Square. This is my favorite, and I think the most worthwhile, tourist attraction in the city. In Times Square, you're close to every Broadway... Read the full Times Square review

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The City's Most Exciting Intersection

  • 4 out of 5 stars by airynfaerie from St. Augustine, Florida
  • October 30, 2025
Quote: What do you get when you cross two of New York City's most popular throughways in the busiest part of the city? Times Square!This famous intersection covers over 5 blocks from West 42nd to 47th Streets where Broadway and 7th Avenue cross. Not only... Read the full Times Square review

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At Times Square on Christmas Eve

  • 5 out of 5 stars by DLYupitun from Los Angeles, California
  • August 19, 2025
Quote: "I wanna wake up in a city that doesn't sleep… New York, New York!" And so we did in Winter '05 to celebrate Christmas in the Big Apple.First stop, Times Square -- one of the most famous (if not the most famous) crossroads in the world, is located... Read the full Times Square review

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Times Square

  • 3 out of 5 stars by rufusni from Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  • June 4, 2025
Quote: Times Square with its neon lights and advertising signs has become a popular spot for tourist to wander around especially in the evening time. Its name came from the move of the New York Times to what was Longacre Square in the early years of the... Read the full Times Square review

From journal Pausing in New York

Times Square

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Travelny2 from New York, New York
  • March 20, 2025
Quote: Times Square is a must see for anyone visiting New York for the first time. The area has really become considerably cleaner and more family oriented in the last decade/decade and a half. It used to be a somewhat seedy area but is now dominated by... Read the full Times Square review

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Times Square

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Joy S from Manchester, England, United Kingdom
  • January 1, 2026
Quote: The area around Times Square is edgy, frenetic and lively. You must go at night when the flashing billboards create an overwhelming spectacle and the theatres of Broadway are pulsating with life.Once this was the entertainment capital of America -... Read the full Times Square review

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New Year's Eve in Times Square

  • 2 out of 5 stars by Jose Kevo from Middle-of-Nowhere, Missouri
  • November 8, 2025
New Year's Eve in Times Square
Quote: No place in America celebrates the countdown to a New Year bigger or better than what transpires in Times Square. But with everything involved, don't be surprised if there's not all that much "Happy..." to go with it. For the person that's watched... Read the full Times Square review

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