Times Square is a diverse section of midtown Manhattan full of the wondrous and the insane, performers and spectators, overplanned and spontaneous, streetscapes and undergrounds and high rise penthouses.

It’s a lot like an onion, containing layers upon layers that can be peeled away by the curious visitor where business, art, and life smash together.

“I thought she was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen,” he says.

“I told her, ‘I have a song about you already.’ Obviously, there was no song.

This 6-5-4-3-2-1 pattern was the most positions a song climbed step-by-step to #1 since Bill Conti's "Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)" edged 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 in 1977.

Suffice it to say, there’s a lot happening in Times Square.

I doubt anybody other than Tom Higgenson actually agrees that the subject of his song, or any single person for that matter, could possibly shine brighter than the "Center of the Universe." Let’s be real.

Here are a few final facts about Times Square:• In 2011, the entire outdoor area became ‘smoke-free’ when the city extended the indoor smoking ban into all public areas.• 360,000 visitors cross the street per day, which equals over 131 million every year (greater than all the Disney theme parks combined).• The New Year’s Eve ball drop has occurred annually since 1907 (before being hosted by Dick Clark, if you can believe it) and draws in about 1 million revelers each time.

• Times Square is also known as The Crossroads of the World, The Center of the Universe, and The Great White Way.