Times Square

Summary

Times Square is a square^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.16% of square entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,630 views/month, #2 of 1,272).^[2]

Key Facts

• Times Square is located in Manhattan^[3].
• Times Square is in the country of United States^[4].
• Times Square's image is recorded as New york times square-terabass.jpg^[5].
• Times Square's instance of is recorded as square^[6].
• Times Square's instance of is recorded as neighborhood^[7].
• Times Square's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[8].
• The New York Times is named after Times Square^[9].
• Times Square's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3146708162600842281^[10].
• Times Square's GND ID is recorded as 4295532-4^[11].
• Times Square's locator map image is recorded as Situation Times Square.png^[12].
• Times Square's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85135442^[13].
• Times Square's Commons category is recorded as Times Square^[14].
• Times Square's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 14942838^[15].
• Times Square's website account on is recorded as Foursquare City Guide^[16].
• +1905-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Times Square^[17].
• Times Square's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 967537^[18].
• Times Square's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.7575, 'lon': -73.98583333333333}^[19].
• Times Square's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07qdr^[20].
• Times Square's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge572717^[21].
• Times Square's official website is recorded as https://www.timessquarenyc.org/^[22].
• Times Square's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Times Square^[23].
• Times Square's page banner is recorded as Times Square WV banner.jpg^[24].
• Times Square's MusicBrainz place ID is recorded as 91c77190-210a-40e3-96ab-c7a92310c176^[25].
• Times Square's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10047153^[26].
• Times Square's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Times-Square^[27].

Body

Geography

Times Square is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Manhattan^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include square^[6], neighborhood^[7], and tourist attraction^[8].

History and Context

+1905-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Times Square^[17]. The New York Times is named after it^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Times Square include Lincoln Highway^[28], a road^[29], in United States^[30] and it–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal^[31], a metro station^[32], in United States^[33].

Why It Matters

Times Square ranks in the top 0.16% of square entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,630 views/month, #2 of 1,272).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Lincoln Highway^[28], a road^[29], in United States^[30] and it–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal^[31], a metro station^[32], in United States^[33].