Should Times Square Replace Its Nude Models with Honking Cars?
The mayor's suggestion to tear up the pedestrian plazas in Times Square to deal with the Times Square "desnudas" - women wearing mainly body paint who seek tips for photos with passers-by - has surprised many stake holders. Tim Tompkins, president of the Times Square Alliance, responds to the proposal.
BOOM: time sq alliance president says "desnudas issue is a total distraction" live on @BrianLehrer @WNYC
— Cory Epstein (@cory_ep) August 24, 2015
.@tmtomp reads from @nypost: "You show me a bunch of ppl gathered on a street + I’ll show you a future crime scene." pic.twitter.com/YWH2pd71df
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 24, 2015
@BrianLehrer Stings my heart-"public space is crime scene waiting 2happen".City's only as great as its human spaces, not volume of traffic.
— Laura Newman (@Laurajaxheights) August 24, 2015
Times Sq = capitalism but it's still a public space says @tmtomp. It "should be quirky, it just shouldn’t be creepy.”
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 24, 2015
