Forty-seven million people visited Times Square in 2008—making the New York City crossroads the most popular tourist destination not only in the United States , but in the entire world . Sometimes, in fact, it feels like all 47 million are there at once. A relatively quiet day in Times Square, the Crossroads of the World When I first moved to NYC nearly nineteen years ago (gee, I’m old) Times Square was still swarming with adult “bookstores” and crack vials in the gutters. Broadway theatergoers tried to overlook the eyesores and stayed within the acceptable boundaries. There weren’t many megastores (if any) or restaurants that you’d want to bring your family into. But that’s changed. Through the 1990’s, thanks in part to a mayor named Rudy and a mouse named Mickey , Times Square transformed.

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