When I first arrived to the city, the lights and c...

When I first arrived to the city, the lights and colors of time square were overwhelming. There is a lot going on at once here. This may sound naive, but before visiting nyc I didn t realize how almost exclusively touristy this part of town is. I mean, it s all still very cool to see and be around. At night, the scene looks very futuristic. You feel like you re in a movie set in 2050 or something. Maybe this is obvious for most readers, but there aren t really local restaurants/bars/shops in Times Square. It s all chain stuff. Definitely worth seeing and exploring. You are close to so many other cool parts of the city too. Just be careful and don t go on one of those bike tours... don t let them talk you into it. I was charged around $60 for about an 8 minute right (misunderstanding, I thought he said he was not going to charge me). I guess that was my naivety and I had to learn the hard way!