Times Square

noun

1. a wide intersection extending from 43rd to 47th Streets in central Manhattan, New York City, where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersect.

Times Square

noun

1. a square formed by the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue in New York City, extending from 42nd to 45th Street

Times Square

1. Area of Manhattan formed by the intersection of Broadway (see also Broadway ) and Seventh Avenue between Forty-second and Forty-fourth Streets.

Notes

Site of a large, annual New Year's Eve celebration.

Heart of the New York City theater district.

Once known for its high levels of crime, prostitution, and pornography, in recent years it has been cleaned up.

Example Sentences

Unfortunately, the same draws that make it a walkable gawk for touristas of every stripe makes it a frustrating exercise in perambulation for locals — kind of like New York’s Times Square with balmier weather.

From Los Angeles Times

On Christmas Eve in New York City 13 years ago, the director and his wife, actor Ilse Salas, visited a Times Square multiplex.

From Los Angeles Times

It sure felt like it, the ball soaring into the right-field pavilion while Dodger Stadium rolled and shook with a roar that could be heard all the way to Times Square.

From Los Angeles Times

The league bought digital billboards in high-profile places such as Times Square in New York and the Grove in Los Angeles, with a promotion scheduled Friday at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times

San Diego Zoo’s Panda Cam was featured in Times Square on Tuesday morning as Paul Baribault, president and chief executive of the zoo, appeared on “Good Morning America.”

From Los Angeles Times