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Intersection and area in Manhattan, New York
Times Square is one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections, tourist destinations, and entertainment hubs. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Together with adjacent Duffy Square, Times Square is a bowtie-shaped plaza five blocks long between 42nd and 47th Streets.
More on Wikipedia ↗The new ‘Street Fighter’ movie surprises visitors with a giant arcade machine in Times Square: visitors can control real-life versions of Ryu and Ken.
Midtown foot traffic slowed this week in front of an arcade cabinet tall enough to stand inside. Paramount parked it in Times Square to sell the new Street Fighter movie, and the usual field of pixels had been swapped for two people. Stunt performers in Ryu and Ken costumes took their marks behind the glass and waited…
New York's Times Square was transformed into a real-life fighting arena as part of a promotional stunt for the Street Fighter movie