ro ads ▁of ▁the ▁World " ▁is ▁the ▁bright ly ▁ill umin ated ▁hub ▁of ▁the ▁Broadway ▁Theater ▁District . ▁Form er ly ▁Long acre ▁Square , ▁Times ▁Square ▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁after ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁moved ▁its ▁headquarters ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁ere cted ▁Times ▁Building ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁ball ▁drop ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve . ▁The ▁northern ▁triangle ▁of ▁Times ▁Square ▁is ▁techn ically ▁D uff y ▁Square , ▁dedicated ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁Chap lain ▁Francis ▁P . ▁D uff y ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁" F ight ing ▁ 6 9 th " ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ; ▁a ▁mem orial ▁to ▁D uff y ▁is ▁located ▁there , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁George ▁M . ▁C oh an . ▁The ▁D uff y ▁Stat ue ▁and ▁the ▁square ▁were ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁▁ ▁Empire ▁State ▁Building ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 0 2 - story ▁sk ys cra per ▁located ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁Fif th ▁Avenue ▁and ▁West ▁ 3 4 th ▁Street . ▁Its ▁name ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁nick name ▁for ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁Empire ▁State . ▁It ▁stood ▁as ▁the ▁world ' s ▁tall est ▁building ▁for ▁ 4 0   year s , ▁from ▁its ▁completion ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁The ▁Empire ▁State ▁Building ▁is ▁generally ▁thought ▁of ▁as ▁an