Times Square

Times Square, New York City, once a desolate and crime ridden area of the city, before undergoing a transformation into the stunning area it is today. The bit that comes under Times Square is more of a big rectangle. It is Broadway running across diagonally (if memory serves me right, the only diagonal road in Manhattan), briefly touching on 7th Avenue, before parting ways and continuing on it's journey. The first thing you will notice about Times Square is all the advertising. These are massive, and I mean massive, electronic boards hanging from the building's facades all around the area. They advertise everything from cars to Coke. When we ...  Read the complete review

This is the most exciting part of New York. The part that you can't wait to see. You've seen it on so many films and TV programmes and can't wait to see it in real life. And yes, it is just as amazing in the flesh. This was the first proper sightseeing part of our trip we did and as soon as we caught a glimpse of it, it was like, wow we're in New York. You can see it from way up the street where our hotel was and as we gradually became closer and closer to it, we could feel our hearts beating faster and faster, our smiles getting bigger and bigger and the spring in our step getting more and more bouncy with excitement. The main attraction is all ...  Read the complete review

Here's another review regarding my visit to New York and just like all the others it was an amazing place to visit! We stumbled acroos Times Square while looking for a nice restaurant to eat in and it was awasome as I turned around and was stunned by the dazzling birhgt lights of Times Square! It is like nothing you have ever seen before as every single shop and restaurant has huge neon signs flashing above them as well as the massive billboards advertising films and shows on Broadway. One thing I realised while being here is that it is a lot bigger then what I thought as Time Sqaure splits between two sides of buildings and then join back up at the ...  Read the complete review

I've been lucky enough to visit New York a couple of times and consider myself even luckier that I'm due to go back at the end of this year (2009) to celebrate New Year. We loved Times Square so much that on our second trip back to New York we stayed in the Renaissance Times Square (Marriott) as we wanted to be right in the centre of the "buzz". We certainly were! You step out of the hotel and you are immediately wowed by all the bright lights and noise. No matter how many times I seem to stop and stare, I still feel overwhelmed. I did often just stop and wonder how many light bulbs are on the signs and what sky high prices the ...  Read the complete review

As I am fortunate enough to visit New York quite reguarly I thought it about time to write about my favourite part of Manhattan, Times Square it is definately THE place to be when you visit. Times Square was originally known as Longacre Square but was renamed in 1904 after the New York Times Building that was the cornerstone of the district located North of 42nd Street. In 1904 the New York Times held a celebration on New Year's Eve party to celebrate the renaming of this area and even today hundreds of thousands of people gather and wait for hours in the cold of a New York winter for the famous ball drop ceremony. Times Square is now known ...  Read the complete review