Tag Archives: Times Square

1970s Versus Now

January 25, 2020 – 3:18 am

Where be my Time machine, Mister Wizard. Fuck now. 1970s always.

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Nothing 2015

January 1, 2020 – 3:46 pm

Someone once told me, “How you spend New Year’s Day is how you will spend the rest of the year.” Back in 2015 after a pleasant dinner west of Times Square I walked down 42nd Street to catch the N train at 7th Avenue. The sidewalks were crowded with revelers and the police were struggling […]

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The Last Days of Babylon from missrosen.com

December 18, 2015 – 7:46 am

The Last Days of Babylon July 12, 2013 Throughout 70s and 80s the Times Square was a haven for XXX theaters, go-go girls, pimps, whore houses, rent boys, hustlers, thieves, dealers, and lowlifes on the make. Police and city authorities had declared the area as DMZ for crime and sex. The 1977 debut of Show […]

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Oh Poor Babylon

December 3, 2015 – 5:53 pm

This month I’ve had a number of opportunities to pass through Times Square. Each time I’m shocked by the gross commercialization of an infamous sex entrepot. Go-Go bars have been replaced by Starbucks. Old movie theaters are shopping malls for uniform fashion and tawdry clip joints have been replaced by mainstream eateries serving GMO food. […]

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Hot Pants Back Then

January 17, 2015 – 2:27 pm

This morning the thermometer outside the window of the Fort Greene Observatory read a frosty 18 Fahrenheit. My hand touched the glass. It was colder than ice. I bundled up for my walk to the train station, but was heartened by the toasty warmth of the sun. The strength of its glow was not a […]

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