TIMES SQUARE
A square in the heart of the district Midtown Manhattan in New York City, located at the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, stretching from street 42 to street 47. It is one of the icons of New York City. Famous for its large number of illuminated advertising.
Earlier the square was called
Longacre Square but changed its name
after the The New York Times moved its headquarters to the newly built New York
Times Building. The magnified area of the square, called the Theatre District,
consists of alleys between buildings, VI and VIII and the streets 40 and 53,
complementing the western part of the commercial center of Manhattan.
Every New Year's Eve, at Times Square a ceremony of welcoming
the New Year is organized. The ceremony with the participation of the biggest stars of music
is transmitted to approx. 1 billion of viewers. New Year's Eve at Times
Square is also considered to be the largest
this knd of event in the world. Every year approx. 1 million of New Yorkers,
tourists from other states and around the world participate in it . The
highlight of the celebrations is the ball drop, ie. leaving a large sphere on
one of the skyscrapers of Times Square, which marks the
beginning of the year.
Times Square very often appears in
literature, television, and movies. For example :
1992 - in the film “Home Alone2 :
Lost in New York”
2001- in the film “Vanilla Sky”
2002 - in the film
“Spider-Man”
2005 - in the film “King Kong”
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QUESTIONS
1. What is Time Square famous for?
2. Why the name of the square has been changed?
3. What is the biggest attraction of the New Year's Eve at Time Square?
4. Have you ever been to New York and seen Times Square? If yes, describe your experience, if no, would you ike to see it? Justify your opinion
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