Check out the Times Square episode of the "All Along Broadway" video tours of New York city. Watch the first three parts of this great series from New York Habitat: "Wall street" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwx_lo... ), "Union Square" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIUXvq... and "Madison Square" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqpyEd... ) Running the length of Manhattan and continuing into the Bronx, Broadway crosses through many of New York City's neighborhoods. Broadway runs diagonally north and intersects with most avenues. Times Square Times Square is definitely the most famous intersection, or square along Broadway. It is formed by the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue between 42nd and 47th Streets. It was named Times Square in 1904 after a newspaper, which you may have heard of called the New York Times, moved into a building on 42nd Street. New York's Times Square is known all over the world for its bright neon lights and digital advertisements on building walls, for its many stores open day and night and for its restaurants. In addition, the Theatre District located along Broadway just north of Times Square shows many of the newest and most famous stage performances. New Year's Eve Ball Drop The New York's New Year's Eve Ball Drop has become a worldwide attraction since its inception on December 31, 1907 when it was decided to substitute the fireworks, which were becoming dangerous to the public, with a bright ball descending along a pole in Times Square. ABC Television Studios -- 1500 Broadway The skyscraper located at 1500 Broadway is known for hosting the ABC Television Studios. Each morning at 6am. you can stand in front of the studios and you may see the hosts or one of the famous guests of the show Good Morning America. NASDAQ Building -- 4 Times Square Across the street from the ABC TV studios you cannot miss a bright skyscraper which houses the NASDAQ Market Site, with its large electronic screen that keeps you updated on about 3700 companies trading on the NASDAQ exchange. Hard Rock Café -- 1501 Broadway Along Broadway there are many restaurants, coffee shops, sandwich shops and places to eat, so you will never go hungry. But the most well-known place to eat here in Times Square is the Hard Rock Café. It offers good food and great music with a distinctive sound system. A great alternative to an expensive hotel room is to reserve a vacation rental instead. You can save a lot of money because vacation rentals are not only much cheaper than hotels, but are also equipped with full kitchens where you can cook for the whole family instead of going out to restaurants for each meal. New York Habitat ( http://www.nyhabitat.com ) has many furnished apartments http://www.nyhabitat.com/new-york-apartment/furnished , vacation rentals http://www.nyhabitat.com/new-york-apartment/vacation and rooms for rent all along Broadway and right in the Times Square area. To have a complete vision of all possibilities of renting check out our website http://www.nyhabitat.com/new-york-apartment.html Check out this 1 Bedroom apartment in Midtown, Manhattan a perfect Vacation Rental choice (NY-12046) : http://www.nyhabitat.com/new-york-apartment.html. This one bedroom apartment is located just blocks from Times Square, and is perfect to help you spend your vacation living like a true New Yorker. MTV Studios -- 1515 Broadway At MTV Studios in a building called "Astor Plaza". People from all over the world, come here and wait in line whenever a famous performing artist is due to arrive. Minskoff Theatre -- 1515 Broadway Broadway is known for its many theatres, commonly called "Broadway Theatres". Most of the theatres are actually located around this area, but not necessarily on Broadway. The Minskoff Theatre, also located in "Astor Plaza" is one theater on Broadway. Currently it is showing Disney Musical The Lion King. TKTS If you want to save on theatre shows, you can purchase your tickets at the TKTS booth in the middle of Times Square. Every day, Broadway theatres release tickets to be sold at cheaper prices than regular full price. I hope you enjoyed today's video tour in the series "All Along Broadway" of Times Square, New York! There is a lot more to discover along and around Broadway so please be sure to check out our Blog for other video tours: http://www.nyhabitat.com/blog/2010/08/11/times-square-new-york-video-tour-broadway/ If you know of any fun pit stops along Broadway, that we missed in today's video tour of Times Square, or have a favorite New York Vacation Rental that you have stayed in, be sure to leave a comment in the comment section below.

• published: 10 Aug 2010
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