NEIGHBORHOODS
Your Guide to Navigating NYC Midtown West Comprised of Times Square, the Theatre District and points west, Midtown West spans 59th St. to 42nd St. Highlights include Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, home of the world-famous Rockettes and the Rainbow Room.
at the heart of the Theater District. The Theater District is home to 41 professional theaters. Times Square got its title when The New York Times moved into the area in 1904. Nowadays, the area is known for many of New York’s key tourist attractions. These include Madame Tussauds, Dave and Buster’s and Spyscape.
Located at Rockefeller Center is NBC Studios, where visitors and locals can be If you make your way to the northern secpart of the studio audiences for some of tion of Times Square, you’ll find yourself at their favorite talk shows like “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and “The Tonight Show the Red Stairs at 47th St. and Broadway— the perfect place for a selfie, and the spot Starring Jimmy Fallon.” to see the famed TKTS ticket board. Get Three blocks north you’ll find the world-fa- deals on same-day Broadway tickets—up mous Museum of Modern Art. Constantly to 50% off some of the biggest shows on featuring various exhibits and events, Broadway. If you’re looking for sweets, MoMA never fails to deliver something Hershey’s Chocolate World and M&M’s interesting on any given day. World are a block north of the Red Stairs. Heading farther west is Hell’s Kitchen. Known initially as a crime-heavy neighborhood pre-gentrification, Hell’s Kitchen began life as a haven for working-class Irish Americans. The bustling neighborhood is now most known for Restaurant Row, located on 46th St. Later in the 20th century, Hell’s Kitchen grew in popularity due to its proximity to Broadway theaters and the Actors Studio. The cost of living at the time was low, making the unpopular neighborhood a hot choice for aspiring actors and artists.
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If midnight is now upon you in Times Square, you’re in the right place at the right time. Nightly, beginning three minutes to midnight, Times Square has its Midnight Moment. This display is the world’s largest, longest-running digital art exhibition, synchronized on all the electronic billboards throughout Times Square.
Like the Midnight Moment, if you’re in New York City around New Year’s Eve, don’t miss the Times Square ball drop at least once in your lifetime. With over a million annual visitors, it’s like a massive party inf the City That Never Sleeps and The extreme western edge by the Hudson a testament to the statement that Times River boasts the famous WWII aircraft Square is the “crossroads of the world.” carrier, now the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, and the famous Circle Line Midtown East sightseeing boats. Make sure to check Spanning from 5th Ave. to the FDR Drive online for tour reservations. and from 59th St. to 42nd St., Midtown East Times Square/ Broadway is right near the buzz of Times Square. Times Square stretches from 40th St. to 53rd St. between 8th Ave. and Broadway,
Not to be outshined by Manhattan’s famous city center, Midtown East boasts a
