DeBlasio believes he has a mandate to change the way the city is run from the way Guiliano and Bloomberg ran it. They cleaned up the city, but were not as sensitive to those who led alternate lifestyles as many wished. So, DeBlasio is taking on the horse drawn Hansom Cabs and now the body painted topless women of Times Square. Some wish he would concentrate on the City's more serious problems, but these highly symbolic and obvious issues get more attention in the press and play to the mayor's base support.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 9:07 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > Times Square was cleaned up in the late '80s, in terms of eliminating the > criminal element. Bloomberg turned it into a nice car-free plaza, and it > became a tourist attraction. It ultimately became too much of an attraction, > complete with bizarre sideshows. (The bare breasts are the least of the > problem.) Now De Blasio is confronted with an out of control situation. > Typically, he doesn't know what to do, and is fixated on the wrong thing -- > the breasts. He will undoubtedly make a mess of it. > > Paul via phone > >> On Aug 23, 2015, at 8:44 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> When I lived in Jersey thru the mid 60's, NYC was the place to go and see >> great legit entertainment - first run movies, theatre etc. I always tried to >> avoid Time Square - it was a seedy place then and it appears to have gotten >> much seedier. >> >> Because of my size I always seemed to become a mark for the smaller males >> trying to impress friends by confronting me and trying to get me into a >> fight - of course if I ever beat the **** out of one of these guys, I was >> the one at fault cause I was picking on the littler man. Happened more often >> than I cared for. >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "ann sanfedele" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: PESO: Liberty and Magic >> >> >>> In late 1950's and early 60's - of course I loved it - I was in the >>> theatre..and then it was a magical placeto me.. >>> But later it became downright terrifying... 70's and 80's.. >>> >>> Now it is just annoying: - another over-crowded, noisy, glitzy place to >>> avoid. Not at all an "intellectual" thing for me... it has returned to being >>> scary, too... in some ways. >>> >>> Personally, I rather like Las Vegas - but the real townand area, not so >>> much "the Strip" which is not Las Vegas at all, techinically >>> >>> ann >>> >>>> On 8/23/2015 4:51 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>> I worked in Manhattan for 11 years, and I walked through Times Square at >>>> every opportunity. I relished being in the shadow of 1 Times Square, where >>>> the greatest American newspaper once held forth. Cowboys, naked ladies, >>>> Mickey Mouse. It's still Times Square, and it's still special. (Although I >>>> realize for today's New Yorker it's intellectually compulsory to mock it.) >>>> Paul via phone >>>> >>>>>> On Aug 23, 2015, at 4:34 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 12:27 PM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> I think that "she" is a "he" btw >>>>> Thanks, Ann. >>>>> >>>>> Yes, I believe that the "actor" is male, but the character is female. >>>>> >>>>> Times Square is mostly populated by foreign tourists, there days. Most >>>>> of the costumed characters are from children's books and movies, since >>>>> it is easier to get money from the adults when their children want >>>>> their picture taken with Mickey or Minnie or Sponge Bob Squarepants. >>>>> >>>>> I couldn't really avoid Times Square, because we were boint to the >>>>> Marquis Theater to see Penn and Teller. >>>>> >>>>> They didn't have the topless painted ladies there yet. That is a very >>>>> recent development, although the Naked Cowboy has been around for a >>>>> while. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dan Matyola >>>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
