Times Square
is really Times Square, New York, New York
Real place, still recognisable
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
A frozen, half-lit Times Square full of abandoned trucks and barricades, still glowing with a few working billboards.
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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