Interview · moment 11 of 15
Street Walkers, Prostitution, and Cheap NYC Rent in the 90s
from Antiseptic New York · #9
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3 minGuest
They discuss the disappearance of street prostitution, Ralph's childhood memories of transvestites in the Village, and how absurdly cheap NYC apartments were in the early 90s compared to now.
- 32:05Tim asks how big of a deal prostitution was in New York in the 90s.
- 32:24As a kid, driving by street walkers and asking them ridiculous questions was something people did for entertainment.
- 32:42Tim was an actor in the 90s doing auditions in Greenwich Village, performing in black box theaters and small venues.
- 33:01His father called a transgender person a "shim" as an attempt at being politically correct.
- 33:22Being in Greenwich Village around people different from what he'd seen before was a cool experience.
- 33:39Two movies captured that era: Limelight (documentary) and Party Monster, about the club scene with Michael Alig and others.
- 33:54Tim was a DJ every Sunday night at the clubs and people would hand him drugs constantly, which he'd pass to friends instead.
- 34:14His friend Jennifer had a nice studio apartment in the city for $400 a month—a five-floor walk-up.
- 34:27Tim's first apartment was a two-bedroom, one-bath split with his brother in Murray Hill for $1,200 a month around 1990.
Greenwich VillageNew York City nightlifeLimelightMurray HillLong Island Rail RoadParty Monster