New York City in the 1990s was just beginning to emerge from a low point in its history, at least so far as the 20th century goes, a period marked by violent lawlessness, a rocketing plague of crack cocaine addiction, and the still-burning flame of the ongoing AIDS epidemic. Times Square, in particular, was considered an unsafe mix of crime, sex shops, and prostitution. But things were starting to improve, if not fas…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 01:48AM on November 20, 2023