Busiest Place in NYC.

dariengap · November 11th, 2012, 04:05 AM

Hey,

I'm planning to run some street promotions soon. People walking around with advertising signs promoting products. But I don't live in the USA so I need some advice.

What do you think is the busiest place in NYC (and consequently the best place to run these promotions)?

I need specifics. Exact locations so I can send people to these locations without confusion. Also busiest day and time would be good too (weekends? weekdays? lunch time?).

Thanks!

Uaarkson · November 11th, 2012, 04:06 AM

Times Square by far.

Renna Hazel · November 11th, 2012, 05:33 AM

I'd say:
Times Square
Union Square
Chinatown
Flushing (Queens)
Jackson Heights, Roosevelt Ave (Queens)
The hub (Bronx)

600West218 · November 11th, 2012, 03:00 PM

The answer to this also depends on time of day and if you want a New York crowd or tourists.

For example, if you want New Yorkers as opposed to tourists you certainly wouldn't go to time square.

If you want New Yorkers and metro New Yorkers I would say 34th Street between Penn Station and Macy's is one of the best spots.

But be aware, there isn't one great spot in NYC, there are a number of them. Dozens probably.

brianmoon85 · November 11th, 2012, 10:44 PM

Chinatown
Herald Square (34th Street by Macy's)
Times Square
5th Avenue and near Apple Store on 5th Ave
Madison Avenue (Upper East Side)
Columbus Circle
SoHo's Broadway
Flushing Main Street (Mostly for Asians)
Area around Penn Station
Area around Grand Central Station
Area around Port Authority Bus Terminal

***VelesHomais*** · November 22nd, 2012, 06:30 PM

Just what we need... more people walking around aimlessly in already crowded places

CNB30 · November 23rd, 2012, 03:54 AM

Times Square, You know, the place that's Jammed packed 24/7 and appears to be the center of the universe in every movie made in the past 10 years

ks.bharath86 · November 23rd, 2012, 10:11 PM

Times square is the busiest place in NYC. Because of times square NYC is declared as one of the top busiest cities in the world.

redbaron_012 · November 24th, 2012, 01:59 AM

Ahhh that's why they have advertising there ! Smart......Love it every time I visit NYC !!!!!!!

Uaarkson · November 24th, 2012, 06:22 AM

Ironically, the crowds are now a reaction to the advertisements rather than vice versa.

eddie88 · November 26th, 2012, 11:43 PM

Atlantic avenue subway station

***VelesHomais*** · February 1st, 2013, 02:35 PM

There are very few things worse in life than tourists on Times Square

***desertpunk*** · February 4th, 2013, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VelesHomais

There are very few things worse in life than tourists on Times Square

$10 "rap CD" sellers?

Uaarkson · February 4th, 2013, 08:08 AM

Times Square isn't all bad. I got some decent weed while waiting at a light last time I was there.

Metalog51 · February 6th, 2013, 01:26 PM

Times Square has too much a theme park feel to be respectable or appreciable. Loud, in your face, crazy, not to mention gritty and filthy.

November 11th, 2012, 04:05 AM	#1
dariengap Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1 Likes (Received): 0	Busiest Place in NYC. Hey, I'm planning to run some street promotions soon. People walking around with advertising signs promoting products. But I don't live in the USA so I need some advice. What do you think is the busiest place in NYC (and consequently the best place to run these promotions)? I need specifics. Exact locations so I can send people to these locations without confusion. Also busiest day and time would be good too (weekends? weekdays? lunch time?). Thanks!

November 11th, 2012, 04:06 AM	#2
Uaarkson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,994 Likes (Received): 128	Times Square by far. __________________ Manhattan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S1MySJoFl8&hd=1 (HD)

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600West218 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,299 Likes (Received): 204	The answer to this also depends on time of day and if you want a New York crowd or tourists. For example, if you want New Yorkers as opposed to tourists you certainly wouldn't go to time square. If you want New Yorkers and metro New Yorkers I would say 34th Street between Penn Station and Macy's is one of the best spots. But be aware, there isn't one great spot in NYC, there are a number of them. Dozens probably. __________________ England of the Industrial Revolution Industrial Northern France and Belgium

November 11th, 2012, 10:44 PM	#5
brianmoon85 Proud Korean New Yorker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seoul, New York, Tokyo, San Jose, Managua Posts: 2,265 Likes (Received): 15	Chinatown Herald Square (34th Street by Macy's) Times Square 5th Avenue and near Apple Store on 5th Ave Madison Avenue (Upper East Side) Columbus Circle SoHo's Broadway Flushing Main Street (Mostly for Asians) Area around Penn Station Area around Grand Central Station Area around Port Authority Bus Terminal __________________ "Try, Try Again, Try Another Way" Don't EVER ask a Korean which Korea they're from, that's the same thing as saying you know that the capital of Australia is Sydney when in fact it's Canberra!!

November 22nd, 2012, 06:30 PM	#6
*VelesHomais* aspiring cyborg Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NYC \| KYIV \| MINSK Posts: 18,748 Likes (Received): 250	Just what we need... more people walking around aimlessly in already crowded places __________________ The Future Is Now - join us for intellectually stimulating and informative discussions

November 11th, 2012, 05:33 AM	#3
Renna Hazel Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New York City Posts: 91 Likes (Received): 1	I'd say: Times Square Union Square Chinatown Flushing (Queens) Jackson Heights, Roosevelt Ave (Queens) The hub (Bronx)

November 23rd, 2012, 03:54 AM	#7
CNB30 centralnatbankbuildingrva Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Richmond va Posts: 1,135 Likes (Received): 32	Times Square, You know, the place that's Jammed packed 24/7 and appears to be the center of the universe in every movie made in the past 10 years __________________ High speed rail=real energy independence! Form is a function.

November 23rd, 2012, 10:11 PM	#8
ks.bharath86 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2 Likes (Received): 0	Times square is the busiest place in NYC. Because of times square NYC is declared as one of the top busiest cities in the world. __________________ . . . Myself Bharath, I love blogging and I have various blogs on various topics. I mainly blog on Car Reviews, Latest News, and Sports Blog.

November 24th, 2012, 01:59 AM	#9
redbaron_012 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 6,058 Likes (Received): 117	Ahhh that's why they have advertising there ! Smart......Love it every time I visit NYC !!!!!!! __________________ "Make no small plans, for they have not power to stir the blood" - Daniel H. Burnham

November 24th, 2012, 06:22 AM	#10
Uaarkson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,994 Likes (Received): 128	Ironically, the crowds are now a reaction to the advertisements rather than vice versa. __________________ Manhattan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S1MySJoFl8&hd=1 (HD)

November 26th, 2012, 11:43 PM	#11
eddie88 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 665 Likes (Received): 1	Atlantic avenue subway station

February 1st, 2013, 02:35 PM	#12
*VelesHomais* aspiring cyborg Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NYC \| KYIV \| MINSK Posts: 18,748 Likes (Received): 250	There are very few things worse in life than tourists on Times Square __________________ The Future Is Now - join us for intellectually stimulating and informative discussions

February 4th, 2013, 08:08 AM	#14
Uaarkson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,994 Likes (Received): 128	Times Square isn't all bad. I got some decent weed while waiting at a light last time I was there. __________________ Manhattan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S1MySJoFl8&hd=1 (HD)

February 6th, 2013, 01:26 PM	#15
Metalog51 Philosophizer Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Great Barrington, MA (currently in Europe) Posts: 8 Likes (Received): 2	Times Square has too much a theme park feel to be respectable or appreciable. Loud, in your face, crazy, not to mention gritty and filthy.

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