Traffic in Times Square
Tireless square through which more than 25 million people a year and that impregnates all the senses of the visitor with its dazzling neons , its smells, its agitation and its frenetic pace. Its large illuminated advertisements are one of the most coveted advertising spaces in the world. Apart from the chromatic palpitation of the lights, the place that can be considered one of the city arteries , thanks to the peculiarity of its passers-by: improvised artists, policemen on horseback or bicycles, actors and singers and, above all, thousands of tourists.
Since 2009, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has conducted some tests to pedestrianize the area up to its current state: he has snatched away the section between 42nd and 47th streets, placing benches and small bushes to an extent that is not to everyone's taste, particularly taxi drivers.
In New Years Eve the square becomes a spectacle. Since 1908, the enormous crystal ball has been located there, descending 23 meters from the top of a mast during the last minute of the year.
It is said for the Big Apple that the illuminated sign of Coke It is the cheapest of all those that light up the square at sunset, since it still benefits from an old rental contract that makes the refreshment house pay the 'bargain' of one million dollars for him. We don't want to think about how much the rest will pay.
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