Times Square in video games
The crossroads of neon signs is Star Junction in GTA IV and a frozen, abandoned square in The Division. Times Square appears in 2 games on Pixel Pilgrimage: Tom Clancy's The Division and Grand Theft Auto IV (as Star Junction).
In real lifeThe games
In gameTom Clancy's The Division2016Times SquareReal place, still recognisableA frozen, half-lit Times Square full of abandoned trucks and barricades, still glowing with a few working billboards.Game vs real photo 
In gameGrand Theft Auto IV2008Star JunctionInspired by a real placeStar Junction is the neon-lit crossroads in central Algonquin, covered in giant advertising screens and theatre fronts.Game vs real photo
The real place
Times Square, where Broadway crosses Seventh Avenue, took its name from The New York Times building in 1904. Its wall of illuminated billboards makes it one of the most visited places in the world, which is what makes the empty version in the game so striking.
Visiting
Go after dark for the full effect of the billboards, then climb the red steps above the TKTS booth for the classic view down the square.
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- Empire State Building2
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- Harlem2
- Hell's Kitchen2
- Manhattan Bridge2
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