KATE STROZEWSKI Urban Design

Evolution of Times Square

Michael Bloomberg’s 2009 plans His plan calls for "traffic lanes along Broadway from 42nd to 47th streets and from 32nd to 35th streets" to be "transformed into pedestrian lanes", with the residual traffic flowing down a Seventh Avenue refitted for four lanes. When the original commissioners plan of 1811 was initiated, the intention was to direct the city's growth and organize a rational method of parceling out the city to developers. some virtual streets were transformed into public spaces once it seemed obvious that uninterrupted rows of development would cause for an unlivable city. Central Park was envisioned in the 1850s as a way to break up the grid.

Iconic Times Square is a major intersection in New York City that was named after the Times Building (now One Times Square), where The New York Times was formerly headquartered. Nicknamed "The Crossroads of the World“ Times Square is located at Broadway and Seventh Avenue and extends from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. Times Square has become an illustrious landmark and a symbol of New York City.

Day to night

What to do… Times Square is a hub of entertainment and home to famous Broadway theaters featuring some of the most popular productions in history. There are also many affordable motels and upscale hotels in Times Square, as well as abundant restaurants, nightclubs, bars, music venues, and quality shops catering mainly to tourists. With so much to see and do in the, the streets in Times Square are alive at every hour of the day and night.

Overhead view