In case you don’t spend much time in New York City (and let’s face it… if you’re not being paid to, why would you) you may have missed some of the recent changes. In just the last few years a large section of Times Square was entirely blocked off to vehicular traffic and converted into a “pedestrian plaza” for both tourists and locals alike. This turned out to be a rather popular idea for a while and attracted all sorts of folks who wanted to sit on the fancy new benches and take in all the high tech billboard displays. But it also attracted something else… the “desnudas.” These young women parade around the square generally dressed in nothing but a thong with some outrageous hat or other flashy accessories. But there’s nothing covering their upper torso except body paint, frequently patriotic in nature or promoting the I Love New York theme. They also offer to stop and pose for pictures with tourists if you’re willing to give them a donation. In other words, they are panhandlers with a sure fire gimmick to make some money.It's as if the clock was turned back to the '70's. Times Square has been cleaned up to be a family area, not a Red Light District. Comrade de Blasio has allow Times Square to devolve to a crime infected peep show in less tahn 2 yearsm what took 20 years to clean up.
Nice Job! The 2nd coming of Mayor Dinkins.
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