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		JAlexoid on Dec 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Adfree Cities Times Sq is literally the extreme side of ads. It's literally what makes Times Sq - Time Square. Imagine if NYC banned all visual advertising? One of the most iconic sites of NYC would just disappear.

orange-mentor on Dec 14, 2023 [–]

Real New Yorkers kind of loathe Times Square.

JAlexoid on Dec 14, 2023 | [–]

We do. And my office used to be at Bryant Park... I spent a year not stepping into Times Sq, while working right next to it.

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