• blazeknave@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    No way! That place was a shit hole until after 9/11 when tourists started coming exponentially more, right ahead of the mass gentrification. In the 90s my mom would whoop my ass if she found out I was hanging out up there after school. Bloomberg capitalized on things and really Disneyfied midtown.

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      2 years ago

      Meh… It was already planned to Disney stylings by the tail end of Dinkins. Giuliani actually followed the plans though.