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New 42nd Street
The renovation of the new Amsterdam Theater in the 1990s uplifted 42nd Street.
Today, the New 42nd Street Studios and several theaters line the block.
Madame Tussauds, New York
BarackObama,BrangelinaandMadonnaareamongthewaxinhabitantsofthis42nd
Street's tenant. The museum has exterior glass elevators and a huge hand holding
the illuminated sign.
Duffy Square
The block was revitalized with the unveiling of the TKTS area in 2008, a dramatic
wedge of red overlaid with a set of stairs to nowhere.
Off-Broadway
Before the rest of 42nd Street was rejuvenated, this block between 9th and 10th Av-
enueswasresurrectedbyOff-Broadwaycompaniesneedinginexpensivehomes.New
plays are premiered at Playwrights Horizons, one of the better-known tenants.
Tip:
GototheTKTSboothin
Times Square at Broadway and 47th, 212 221 0013,
www.tdf.org
for half-price tickets to all kinds of Broadway shows.
Tip:
Times Square Visitor Center
, 7th Ave between 46th and 47th streets
, has discount
coupons for shows as well as a mini-museum on the square's history.
