Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, and entertainment hub in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, located at the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street. Known as “The Crossroads of the World,” it is famous for its massive digital billboards, Broadway theaters, and the annual New Year’s Eve ball drop.
Times Square has served as a filming location for numerous iconic movies, with famous scenes shot in the area including Batteries Not Included (1987), Vanilla Sky (2001), I Am Legend (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Taxi Driver (1976), and Enchanted (2007).
Batteries Not Included (1987)
Batteries Not Included
Batteries Not Included was primarily filmed in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, with scenes in Times Square and at Universal Studios.
Hotel Edison
Hotel Edison appears in The Godfather (1972), Seinfeld (1989–1998), Bullets over Broadway (1994), and Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014).
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall has served as a prominent filming location for movies such as The Godfather, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Rosemary's Baby, and Annie.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
St. Patrick’s Cathedral is one of New York City’s most famous churches and one of the best-known examples of Neo-Gothic architecture in the United States.
Bergdorf Goodman
Bergdorf Goodman is a luxury department store at 754 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, with the men’s store across the street at…
Plaza Hotel
The Plaza Hotel has appeared in many films, including North by Northwest, Plaza Suite, Arthur, Crocodile Dundee, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and many more.
The News Building
The News Building is an Art Deco skyscraper at 220 East 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York. Also known as the…
Empire Hotel
The Empire Hotel is used in Gossip Girl (2009–2012), Sex and the City 2 (2010), Power and Dexter: Resurrection (2025–).
Tavern on the Green
Tavern on the Green has appeared in An Unmarried Woman, It’s My Turn, Arthur, Only When I Laugh, Ghostbusters, Heartburn, Wall Street, Beaches, and many more.
La Boite en Bois
La Boite en Bois appears in Seinfeld (1989–1998). Rather than being limited to a single episode, the restaurant was used multiple times in the series.