The seediness of the area was featured prominently in such films as "Midnight Cowboy" (1969), "Born to Win" (1971), and "Taxi Driver" (1976). The area was shown in the 1980 film "Times Square", which featured a punk rock/new wave soundtrack. It was also depicted in the 2011 movie "New Year's Eve". The area also appeared on "The Amazing Race" as the starting location in a race around the world in the first episode of the show's 25th season, as well as on the sixth season of the Israeli edition of "The Amazing Race" with teams finishing their second leg in Times Square.