Times Square Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Notable landmarks== {{multiple image | align = right | direction = horizontal | total_width = 350 | image1 = Paramount Building Jorge Eduardo Rubies.jpg | caption1 = The Paramount Building at [[1501 Broadway]], which once housed the [[Paramount Theatre (New York City)|Paramount Theatre]] | image2 = One Astor Plaza May 2010.JPG | caption2 = [[One Astor Plaza]] (1515 Broadway) is the headquarters of [[Paramount Global]]. It replaced the [[Astor Hotel]] in 1972, when Times Square redevelopment plans allowed oversized office towers if they included new theatres.<ref name=aia4>{{cite AIA4}}</ref> }} Times Square is a busy intersection of art and commerce, where scores of advertisements β electric, neon and illuminated signs and "zipper" news crawls β vie for viewers' attention. Notable examples include: <!--PLEASE BE SURE TO ALPHABETIZE ENTRIES AND/OR PUT THEM IN NUMERICAL ORDER IF APPLICABLE. THANK YOU.--> * [[Coca-Cola sign]] * [[Disney Store#New York City flagship|Disney Store Times Square]] * [[Fashion One]] * [[FashionTV]] * [[Forever 21]] (formerly [[Virgin Megastores]]) * [[Hard Rock Cafe|Hard Rock Cafe New York]] * [[M&M's World]] * [[Hershey's Chocolate World]] * [[Planet Hollywood]] * [[Palladium Times Square]] * [[Revlon]] * [[Times Square Studios]] β used primarily for selected [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] and [[ESPN]] programs, such as ''[[Good Morning America]]'' * [[TKTS]] β the [[Theatre Development Fund]]'s reduced-price ticket booth has, since 2008, been backed by a red, sloped, triangular set of bleacher-like stairs, which is frequented by residents and tourists. * ''[[Times Square (Neuhaus)|Times Square]]'' β a permanently installed [[sound art]] piece by [[Max Neuhaus]] between 45th and 46th Streets. {{col-begin}}{{col-break}} '''Major buildings on or near Times Square''' * [[One Astor Plaza|1 Astor Plaza]] (home of [[Fashion One]], [[Revlon]] and [[MTV]]'s New York studios) * [[750 Seventh Avenue]] * [[1500 Broadway]] * 1530 Broadway, the Bowtie Building * [[1540 Broadway]], the Bertelsmann Building * [[1552 Broadway]], the I. Miller Building * [[1560 Broadway]], the Actors' Equity Building, including the former [[Embassy Theatre (New York City)|Embassy Theatre]] * [[1585 Broadway]], the Morgan Stanley Building * [[Axa Equitable Center]] * [[Bank of America Tower (Manhattan)|Bank of America Tower]] * [[Brill Building]] * [[Bush Tower]] * [[Church of Saint Mary the Virgin (Times Square, New York)|Church of Saint Mary the Virgin]] * [[The New York Times Building]] * [[Palace Theatre (New York City)|Palace Theatre]] {{col-break}} '''"Numbered" Times Square buildings''' * [[One Times Square]] β The former New York Times Tower (1904)<ref>{{cite web |title=One Times Square |publisher=[[Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat]] |work=CTBUH Skyscraper Database |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building.php?building_id=15984 |date=2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117010454/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/1-times-square/15984 |archive-date=November 17, 2016}}</ref> * [[Renaissance Hotels|2 Times Square]] β Renaissance Hotel Times Square (1992) * [[3 Times Square]] β Thomson Reuters Building (1998β2001)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/3xsq/ |title=The Reuters Building |publisher=Wired New York |access-date=April 21, 2010 |archive-date=December 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202021637/http://wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/3xsq/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[4 Times Square]] β CondΓ© Nast Building (1996β1999)<ref>{{cite web |title=4 Times Square β The Skyscraper Center |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/4-times-square/907 |access-date=September 18, 2021 |website=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |archive-date=June 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612184951/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/4-times-square/907 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[5 Times Square]] β Ernst & Young Building (1999β2002)<ref>{{cite web |date=April 7, 2016 |title=5 Times Square β The Skyscraper Center |url=http://skyscrapercenter.info/building/5-times-square/2541 |access-date=September 28, 2021 |website=The Skyscraper Center |archive-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928144640/http://skyscrapercenter.info/building/5-times-square/2541 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[6 Times Square]] β The Knickerbocker Hotel (1901β1906) * [[7 Times Square]] β Times Square Tower (2002β2004) * [[11 Times Square]] β Times Square Plaza (2007β2010) * [[20 Times Square]] β 701 7th Avenue (2019) '''Hotels''' * [[Hotel Carter (Manhattan)|Hotel Carter]] * [[Crowne Plaza Hotel, Times Square|Crowne Plaza Times Square]] * [[Doubletree Guest Suites]] * [[Hotel Edison]] * [[The Knickerbocker Hotel]] (6 Times Square)<ref>{{cite news |title=What's in an Address? Sometimes, a Better Image: Office Buildings Take On Street Names, Numbers With Greater Appeal |first=Sheila |last=Muto |date=September 5, 2001 |page=B14 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |issn=0099-9660 |id={{ProQuest|2074372587}}}}</ref> * [[Millennium Broadway]] * [[New York Marriott Marquis]] * [[Renaissance Hotels|Renaissance Hotel Times Square]] (2 Times Square) * [[Sheraton New York]] * [[Marriott International|Times Square Edition]] * [[W Times Square]] * [[Hilton Times Square]] {{col-break}} '''Corporate presence'''<br /> The following companies have corporate presences in the area: * [[Bain & Company]] * [[Barclays Capital]] (formerly [[Lehman Brothers]]) * [[Bertelsmann]] * [[BMO Capital Markets]] * [[CondΓ© Nast Publications]] * [[Diamond Management & Technology Consultants]] * [[Ernst & Young]] * [[Fashion One]] * [[FashionTV]] * [[Instinet]] * [[King & Spalding]] * [[Morgan Stanley]] * [[O'Melveny & Myers]] * [[Paramount Global]] * [[Refinitiv]] * [[Revlon]] * [[Six Flags|Six Flags Inc.]] * [[Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom]] * [[The New York Times Company]] * [[Thomson Reuters]] {{col-end}} Contemporary artists regularly perform on Times Square. Examples include ''test patterns[times square]'' by [[Ryoji Ikeda]]<ref name="Fact Magazine 2021">{{cite web |title=Ryoji Ikeda Presents: test pattern |website=Fact Magazine |date=May 4, 2021 |url=https://www.factmag.com/2021/05/04/ryoji-ikeda-presents-test-pattern/ |access-date=April 30, 2022 |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430164721/https://www.factmag.com/2021/05/04/ryoji-ikeda-presents-test-pattern/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''Continuum'' by [[Krista Kim]].<ref name="The Architect's Newspaper 2022">{{cite web |title=Daily digest: Nick Cave will project onto theMART, waves of soothing color in Times Square, and more |website=The Architect's Newspaper |date=February 25, 2022 |url=https://www.archpaper.com/2022/02/daily-digest-nick-cave-will-project-onto-themart-waves-of-soothing-color-times-square/ |access-date=April 30, 2022 |archive-date=May 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513092558/https://www.archpaper.com/2022/02/daily-digest-nick-cave-will-project-onto-themart-waves-of-soothing-color-times-square/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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