Decades
before Times Square became the family and tourist friendly destination
it is today it was alive, vibrant and a place you wanted to be.
And while kooks like the Elmo mascot are still making the place feel a bit scummy it's now so clean you can eat near it.
But
back in the 70s and 80s Times Square was full of peep shows, porno
theaters and prostitutes, and the police turned a blind eye to much of
the depraved action going down on the block.
Or
maybe they were just too busy busting other types of criminals, because
by 1984 over 2,000 crimes were being committed in the one-block radius
of Times Square every year.
And if that weren't bad enough, the
Square was also full of another group of people who really got on
everyone's nerves- Hare Krishnas.
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