In a message dated 1/18/2008 3:45:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When I was at NYU in the early 90s, it was unsafe to walk certain blocks. If you did, you had a pretty good chance of being mugged. NYU students were mugged on a regular basis. When I would go to my studio classes in the West 40s and 50s (I was a theater major), there were so many prostitutes, druggies, etc. Now? The city is really freakin safe. Similar experiences here. I had a place on Grove St for several summers and took courses at NYU. I never felt unsafe, but I'd encounter street "entrepreneurs" on just about every block. Guys selling "smokes" were the most obvious; I even saw them hit on Jerry Orbach once. Then it seemed they all disappeared (as did the homeless who used to sleep on the grates surrounding NYU's buildings -- never did find out where they all went). Hated when Times Square was at its sleaziest, but also hated the Disneyfication of the area. But what comes first in these situations (Chicken or the Egg?): the redevelopment or the "quality of life" sweeps? **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489
