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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ellie Seymour

Best New York City hotels near Times Square, the heart of the Big Apple

For dazzling lights and buzzing city atmosphere, head to The Knickerbocker in Times Square - (The Knickerbocker)

One of the world’s most famous neighbourhoods, New York’s Times Square is an area unlike any other; a cacophony of dazzling electronic billboards, glitzy hotels and historic parade of Broadway theatres tourists continue to flock to in their millions each year to bask in its timeless neon glow.

When The New York Times newspaper relocated here in 1904, the hotels, theatres and restaurants moved in – and its reputation as a larger-than-life epicentre of entertainment was set in lights. Nowadays, it’s considered at the heart of the city, a must-visit sight and favourite city base, especially among New York first timers, packing in hotels for all needs and budgets.

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