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8th Ave in the 30s and 40s is still sketchy. West of there and it becomes much more pleasant (well, when it's not post-industrial or the Lincoln Tunnel approaches). But the grime that used to infest all of Midtown West has never quite been scrubbed from 8th Ave.
Interesting. I just booked a place on airbnb on 44th st. between 8th and 9th. Thought the only drawback was the Times Square vibe...
How about 54th at 7th ave? I was up pretty close to their over the weekend. That can't be bad, can it?
I've been approached to buy drugs by strangers twice in my 34 years: both times were on my first night in Manhattan down in the west village. Mind you, I just left the Electtric Daisy Carnival in Vegas, which is arguably the worlds greatest concentration of people on drugs at the same time. I really wanted to "score" rolls there, yet had a very tough time. I've been to Coachella three times and generally partied big time for years in conservative bastions like Hollywood, San Francisco, Austin and Gainesville, Fla. save for being offered hits on joints/bongs, I've neve been approached by strangers to buy drugs before that first night in the west village a week ago. Not a huge deal, but this thread is yet another reminder how NY folks don't realize how much is unique to NYC.
Really? I went there last year for a week and I was offered drugs dozens of times a day. The entire city is an open-air drug market, especially in the areas around Golden Gate Park.
Really? I went there last year for a week and I was offered drugs dozens of times a day. The entire city is an open-air drug market, especially in the areas around Golden Gate Park.
Ok, you actually got me there. I WAS offered drugs upon walking into GG Park a couple of times. Nowhere else though. I did live and hang in the nicer parts of town, though. Had I hung out more in the Mission or GG park areas, it may have been different.
Yeah, the bulk of the dealing was in Mission and GG park, but I got offers all over the place. Mind you, I'm a young guy who doesn't really keep a professional appearance. It's probably assumed that I want to buy drugs.
So it looks like I'll have to do the same no eye contact dance in Manhattan!
that section you speak of on 8th Ave between 37-42nd street was always like that. It was never part of the Times Square BID that started in 1992. What was always a problem with prostitution, drugs and other vice was 8th Avenue north of the Port Authority. In the early 70's a section of the sidewalks along 8th Avenue between 45th and 49th streets was blocked off at certain hours by the police in the night due to rampant illegal activities that intimidated passersby, hotel and store owners. In 1979 the Guardian Angels set up their headquarters on W 46th street just off 8th Avenue. In the late 80's W 46th street between 8th and 9th (Restaurant Row) was overrun with crack addicts and dealers.
Drug dealers in midtown Manhattan? The next thing you know, someone will try to tell us that we shouldn't be drinking heavily sugared soft drinks!
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