McDonald’s Is Closing Its Iconic Times Square Location

A worker changes light bulbs at a McDonald's front entrance on 42nd street near Times Square in New York City, on Jan 29, 2013. Emmanuel Dunand /AFP via Getty Images

McDonald’s has closed its iconic restaurant on 42nd Street in New York City’s Times Square.

The closure had been planned prior to the pandemic, the company said in a statement to CNN Business, noting that it “was a difficult decision.”