<P> The area is served by the 34th Street--Herald Square station (B, ​ D, ​ F, ​ M ​, N, ​ Q, ​ R, and ​ W trains) of the New York City Subway . Additionally, the 33rd Street station (HOB--33, JSQ--33, and JSQ--33 (via HOB) trains) of the PATH serve the square . </P> <P> Since 1992, Herald and Greeley Squares have been cared for by the 34th Street Partnership, a Business Improvement District (BID) operating over 31 blocks in midtown Manhattan . The 34SP provides sanitary and security services, maintains a horticultural program that includes trees, gardens, and planters, and produces events, product launches, and photo shoots . 34SP also added movable chairs, tables, and umbrellas, to the parks . In 1999, the parks were completely renovated by 34SP . Since 2008, each park has had a food kiosk operated by' wichcraft, the highly regarded sandwich, soup and salad purveyor owned by Tom Colicchio of "Top Chef" fame . In 2009, 34SP converted the parks' Automated Pay Toilets into free public facilities, a rarity in New York City . </P> <P> With the introduction of "Broadway Boulevard", a 2009 project by the New York City Department of Transportation to increase pedestrian space on the segment of Broadway between 35th and 42nd Streets, the passive space provided by Herald and Greeley Squares more than doubled, radically changing the character of the area . The two blocks of Broadway between 33rd and 35th Streets were completely closed to vehicular traffic, and are pedestrian - only . The parks' operators, 34SP, filled the newly pedestrianized space with chairs, tables, umbrellas, and free public programs such as chess tables, dance lessons, and exercise classes . As of April 2013, the boulevard is being redesigned . </P> <P> The George M. Cohan 1904 song Give My Regards to Broadway includes the lyrics "remember me to Herald Square". Andrew B. Sterling and Harry Von Tilzer's 1907 "Take Me Back to New York Town" refers to Harold Square, as does Billy Joel's 1978 song "Rosalinda's Eyes". Freedy Johnston's song "Bad Reputation" refers to Herald Square as well . Herald Square is also the terminus for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, broadcast nationally each year by NBC - TV . </P>

Greeley square – broadway between 32nd and 33rd street