Times Square is a major commercial intersection in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. Times Square is a busy intersection of art and commerce, where scores of advertisements – electric, neon and illuminated signs and "zipper" news crawls – vie for viewers attention.
It is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway theater district, one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. According to Travel + Leisure magazine's October 2011 survey, Times Square is the world's most visited tourist attraction, bringing in over 39 million visitors annually.