var shape = {"title":"Times Square","description":"NYC Neighborhood","tags":"","points":[[40.753532, -73.984852000000004], [40.756100000000004, -73.990903000000003], [40.764194000000003, -73.984765999999993], [40.761788000000003, -73.979057999999995]],"author":"AhmedF"};
var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
map.setCenter(new GLatLng(40.758863, -73.984981),5);
map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
var latlngs = [];
for (var i=0; i<shape.points.length; i++)
{
    latlngs[i] = new GLatLng(shape.points[i][0], shape.points[i][1]);
}
var poly = new GPolygon(latlngs, '#ff0000', 3, .8, '#ff0000', .4);
map.addOverlay(poly);
var bounds = poly.getBounds();
map.setZoom(map.getBoundsZoomLevel(bounds));
map.panTo(bounds.getCenter());