ch, ch, changes
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12/17/2005
I've lived in NYC for 15 years, mostly south of 34th street. I rember what it was like back in the Dinken days, where drug pedlers ruled most parks (and most of 6th ave) and 42nd street was actually a sceezy, but fun place to visit. Then there were the Sienfeld years, when crime rates were dropping, making the city more accessible, but all the fun stuff was still there - the meat packing district was full of freaks and the lower east side was still a haven for punk bars. Alas, gentrification is gradually turning my beloved city into another giant mall, like the rest of the country, with starbucks and gaps everywhere and all the local flavor place like chinatown and little italy gradually replaced. If i were you I would visit NY soon, before the transformation is complete and it turns finally into a place just like wherever you are visiting from...
Tim | Chelsea - Village, NY