Herald Square Square

Address: Herald Square (intersection of Broadway, Sixth Avenue, and West 34th Street), New York, NY, USA

Herald Square is a public square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, located at the intersection of Broadway, Sixth Avenue and 34th Street. It is a major commercial and transit node in central Manhattan.

The square is best known for the large Macy’s flagship department store at 151 West 34th Street and for heavy pedestrian and transit use. It functions as a focal point for shopping and as a hub connecting several subway lines.

The site takes its name from the former New York Herald building that once stood nearby and has long been a commercial center. Streetscape changes and pedestrian plaza installations in the 2000s reconfigured vehicle and foot traffic to create expanded public spaces.

Herald Square lies in Midtown Manhattan amid dense commercial development and is directly served by multiple subway lines and nearby regional rail and bus services.

• Events and transit: Serves as the termination point for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and is adjacent to multiple subway lines serving Midtown Manhattan.
• Location details: The square sits at the junction of Broadway, Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) and 34th Street, making it a major pedestrian and transit node in Midtown Manhattan.

What to See#

• Macy’s Herald Square: The multi-block flagship department store occupying the corner of 34th Street and Broadway, known for its large annual retail events and holiday windows.
• Pedestrian plaza: A reconfigured public plaza and pedestrian space created in the 2000s that channels foot traffic and links subway entrances in the square.

Herald Square is served by multiple NYC subway lines (34th Street-Herald Square: B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W trains) and is a short walk from Penn Station (A, C, E, 1, 2, 3 trains, Amtrak).

• Visit Herald Square off‑peak (early morning or late evening on weekdays) to avoid tourists and the busiest transit flows.
• Look up from the sidewalks to see the Macy's Herald Square façade and the surrounding architecture-much of the neighbourhood's character is vertical and detailed.
• Combine with a walk to Bryant Park and the New York Public Library to feel the full mid‑Manhattan sequence.