Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > New York > New York City
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 04-19-2014, 02:00 AM
 
Location: brooklyn, new york, USA
898 posts, read 1,210,644 times
Reputation: 1310

Advertisements

well i was a typical teenaged male, high on testosterone as i walked down 8th ave. back in 1991 and boy do i miss those sordid seedy joints offering peep shows and all types of adult fun. my question is, once buliani wiped 'em out, did they supplant themselves elsewhere in the city? are peep shows or such sex shops even legal anymore here? i remember west 4th street on the B train had a few as soon as you would come out of the station but not sure if they are there anymore. i realize the internet has replaced retail venues including adult entertainment but there has to be a physical hot spot so to speak somewhere around the city.

Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 04-19-2014, 11:47 AM
 
12,115 posts, read 33,536,952 times
Reputation: 3865
8th Avenue from 40th to 50th was notorious for those sex places before the TImes Square cleanup. from what i recall, when 42nd street was being purged of such places from 1992 to 1996, 8th Avenue, which had been experiencing a cleanup of such establishments, started to see more XXX places due to the 42nd street purge. around 1997 this all died out for the most part

with the internet available i think that street prostitution and adult places no longer flourish like they used to

i remember back in 1979 there were a total of 140 sex shoppes in the TImes Sq area. by the mid 90's there were only 30 or so
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-19-2014, 12:04 PM
 
15,746 posts, read 14,345,608 times
Reputation: 11802
Back in the '90's, Giuliani pushed through a change to the zoning law to limit sex business. This did a lot to break them up and shove what were left to peripheral areas. Between that, the availability of porn on the internet, and the booming real estate market, the retail storefront sex business kind of collapsed.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-19-2014, 04:26 PM
 
16 posts, read 34,811 times
Reputation: 29
The ones in that picture you posted are just about the only ones left on that stretch. I passed by there myself the other day actually on the way to a restaurant on the same street. Most of the X rated filth got pushed into private little "massage" parlors inside dingy walk up buildings (or even some unassuming office type building as well- the only reason I know this is because my friend used to work in an office down the hall from a "Reiki and Spirit Massage Parlor" and the johns would hide out in the women's bathroom waiting for their turn with the hookers.)
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-19-2014, 04:32 PM
 
Location: Manhattan
25,341 posts, read 36,832,279 times
Reputation: 12729
It's all sterile now.

It happens when a government takes control of everything...neo puritanism pays political dividends.
"Is that a camera looking into my window?" "A drone I heard overhead."

So now Disney reigns supreme...it brings in dimwitted tourist looking for "the real New York."
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-19-2014, 05:02 PM
 
31,588 posts, read 26,430,119 times
Reputation: 24422
Quote:
Originally Posted by BBMW View Post
Back in the '90's, Giuliani pushed through a change to the zoning law to limit sex business. This did a lot to break them up and shove what were left to peripheral areas. Between that, the availability of porn on the internet, and the booming real estate market, the retail storefront sex business kind of collapsed.
It wasn't just Mr. Giuliani but IIRC Disney company who benefited greatly from the "new" Times Square had a hand in getting the place shot of filth. CAN DISNEY TAME 42ND STREET? THEY BLEW IT IN PARIS. THEY GOT THROWN OUT OF VIRGINIA. NOW, LOOKING FOR A HOME ON BROADWAY, TEAM DISNEY IS POURING MILLIONS INTO ONE OF THE MOST CRIME-RIDDEN BLOCKS IN MANHATTAN. WHAT DOES MICHAEL EISNER KNOW THAT YOU DO
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-19-2014, 10:41 PM
 
15,746 posts, read 14,345,608 times
Reputation: 11802
It pays economic dividends too. The whole Times Square area is much more valuable now, and generates much more economic activity then it did in the bad old days. It generates a lot more jobs, and much more tax revenue.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kefir King View Post
It's all sterile now.

It happens when a government takes control of everything...neo puritanism pays political dividends.
"Is that a camera looking into my window?" "A drone I heard overhead."

So now Disney reigns supreme...it brings in dimwitted tourist looking for "the real New York."
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-21-2014, 11:11 AM
 
620 posts, read 1,066,304 times
Reputation: 503
Lol. Im sure they are still there somewhere.

There is market for it. There will always be people who will pay for sex and there are always people who want money for sex.... The market will continue just under the radar as much as it can
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-21-2014, 11:15 AM
 
4,471 posts, read 9,801,057 times
Reputation: 4354
There's a peep show deli near my work.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-21-2014, 01:15 PM
 
Location: Harlem
343 posts, read 1,089,382 times
Reputation: 118
Quote:
Originally Posted by ninja212 View Post
The ones in that picture you posted are just about the only ones left on that stretch. I passed by there myself the other day actually on the way to a restaurant on the same street. Most of the X rated filth got pushed into private little "massage" parlors inside dingy walk up buildings (or even some unassuming office type building as well- the only reason I know this is because my friend used to work in an office down the hall from a "Reiki and Spirit Massage Parlor" and the johns would hide out in the women's bathroom waiting for their turn with the hookers.)
yes its basically like this... its not blatantly in your face covered in lights anymore, its mainly hidden and those who know where to go, know where to go.

its so weird because looking at Times Square now its hard to believe it was ever seedy and raunchy like in the old pictures. but lets be honest middle Americans and tweens bring in money by the boatloads.. sex sells but not as much as Disney does.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:




Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > New York > New York City
View detailed profiles of:

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top