Times Square is right in the middle of Midtown Manhattan, the biggest and best-paid central business district in the US including a lot of financial industry he

Times Square is right in the middle of Midtown Manhattan, the biggest and best-paid central business district in the US including a lot of financial industry headquarters, so depending on how they define 'Times Square' (especially if they include, say, a 2-block radius, which would also include Rockefeller Center), that figure could be realistic. Those offices, of course, aren't there because of the big LED signs & throngs of tourists— most New Yorkers I know would think of working around Times Square as a negative, and would prefer a less-touristy, less-crowded neighborhood.