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Perhaps nowhere in the city can a visitor find a higher concentration of tourist "must sees" than in this neighborhood. The center of all the action is the newly revitalized Times Square, named for the New York Times Tower which opened in 1906, with its sea of brightly lighted advertisements that turn night into day every evening. Just of Times Square is the Theater District - the home of the Broadway stage. To the east of Times Square is the Art Deco masterpiece Rockefeller Center, and its neighbor Radio City Music Hall, home to the famous Rockefeller Christmas Tree and The Rockettes respectively.

The western portion of this area, running from 42nd Street to 59th Street is most commonly known as Hell's Kitchen (the early home of Irish immigrants) or Clinton. Here you will find an eclectic mix of old style tenements, a number of newer residential high rises, and a bounty of after-theater and ethnic flavored restaurants. Below West 42nd Street is the area most commonly referred to as The Garment District because of the high concentration of fashion industry offices and retail stores, all anchored by the famous Macy's department store which opened in Herald Square in 1901.