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Could Toys ‘R’ Us Be Leaving Its Times Square Flagship Store?

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Getty 031815 TRU?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1426729130681Photo by Hiroko Masuike/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — One of New York City’s Times Square’s most iconic tenants may soon be moving out.

According to Bloomberg News, Toys “R” Us will leave its flagship store next year due to an anticipated rent increase. The location, which opened in November 2001 and includes 110,000 square feet of space, hosts numerous major attractions.

The Times Square location is home to a 60-foot Ferris wheel and a 20-foot animatronic Tyrannasaurus Rex dinosaur.

Toys “R” Us spokeswoman Linda Connors told Bloomberg that the company has been “a proud resident of Times Square since our international flagship store opened there,” and that with the lease on the store expiring in 2016, the company is “reviewing our lease renewal options.”


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