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During the decade, several hotels were developed around Times Square, [18] [35] as well as in New York City in general, as a result of growing tourism. [36] These hotel developments were spurred by the success of the nearby New York Marriott Marquis , which had an occupancy rate of over 80 percent across nearly 2,000 rooms. [ 35 ]
In 1963, Shwebel changed the name of the hotel to the "Times Square Motor Hotel," adding the word "Motor "because there was a need for moderately priced hotel accommodations with free parking." [ 4 ] In the early 1970s, the hotel became home to the mentally ill and troubled Vietnam War veterans, and New York City subsequently placed welfare ...
The Knickerbocker Hotel is on the southeastern corner of Broadway and 42nd Street, at the south end of Times Square, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. [1] [3] [4] It contains the alternate addresses 1462–1470 Broadway, [1] [4] [5] 6 Times Square, [5] and 142 West 42nd Street, [6] with a small annex extending south to 143 ...
The Hotel Gerard, currently known as aka Times Square, is a historic hotel located in New York, New York. It had also operated at the Hotel Langwell and Hotel 1-2-3. The building was designed by George Keister and built in 1893. It is a 13-story, U-shaped, salmon colored brick and limestone building with German Renaissance style design elements ...
The Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel is a 501 ft (153 m), 51-story hotel located near Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It faces 7th Avenue, 52nd Street, and 53rd Street. It is one of the world's 100 tallest hotels, and one of the tallest hotels in New York City. The hotel was opened in 1962 as the Americana of New York.
The New York Marriott Marquis is a Marriott hotel on Times Square, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Designed by architect John C. Portman Jr., the hotel is at 1535 Broadway, between 45th and 46th Streets. It has 1,971 rooms and 101,000 sq ft (9,400 m 2) of meeting space.
Dozens of gun-free zone signs first went up at entry points to Times Square on Sept. 1, when the state legislation officially took effect. Gun Free Zone sign in Times Square in Manhattan, New York.
On December 31, 1907, a ball signifying New Year's Day was first dropped at Times Square, [160] and the Square has held the main New Year's celebration in New York City ever since. On that night, hundreds of thousands of people congregate to watch the Waterford Crystal ball being lowered on a pole atop the building, marking the start of the new ...