ighth ▁Avenue ▁became ▁north bound ▁south ▁of ▁Broadway . ▁None ▁of ▁Broadway ▁became ▁one - way , ▁but ▁the ▁increased ▁south bound ▁traffic ▁between ▁Columb us ▁Circle ▁( E ighth ▁Avenue ) ▁and ▁Times ▁Square ▁( Se vent h ▁Avenue ) ▁caused ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁re - st ri pe ▁that ▁section ▁of ▁Broadway ▁for ▁four ▁south bound ▁and ▁two ▁north bound ▁lan es . ▁Broadway ▁became ▁one - way ▁from ▁Columb us ▁Circle ▁south ▁to ▁Her ald ▁Square ▁( 3 4 th ▁Street ) ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Six th ▁Avenue ▁becoming ▁one - way ▁from ▁Her ald ▁Square ▁north ▁to ▁ 5 9 th ▁Street ▁and ▁Se vent h ▁Avenue ▁becoming ▁one - way ▁from ▁ 5 9 th ▁Street ▁south ▁to ▁Times ▁Square ▁( where ▁it ▁cross es ▁Broadway ). ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Broadway ▁became ▁one - way ▁south ▁of ▁Canal ▁Street , ▁with ▁Tr inity ▁Place ▁and ▁Church ▁Street ▁carrying ▁north bound ▁traffic . ▁ ▁Another ▁change ▁was ▁made ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁when ▁Broadway ▁became ▁one - way ▁south bound ▁from ▁Her ald ▁Square ▁to ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁( 2 3 rd ▁Street ) ▁and ▁Union ▁Square ▁( 1 4 th ▁Street ) ▁to ▁Canal ▁Street , ▁and ▁two ▁routes ▁– ▁Six th ▁Avenue ▁south ▁of ▁Her ald ▁Square ▁and ▁Centre ▁Street , ▁La f ay ette ▁Street , ▁and