Interview · moment 3 of 19
Long Island as Its Own Sequestered World
from The Pauper Is Just Working · #113
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3 minGuest
Extended riff on how Long Island residents are completely disconnected from national events, the mob presence in Long Island nightclubs and marinas, and a story about a strip club with a peep booth on Crooked Hill Road, plus observations from filming a pilot there.
- 5:04Tim explains how Long Island residents exist in a bubble unlike city dwellers, completely insulated from outside awareness.
- 5:33Tim describes a Long Island strip club with a porn shop in back, peep booths, and lap dances that eventually got raided by the FBI.
- 5:56Long Island functions as its own sequestered territory where people can operate without scrutiny, like Israel for the mob.
- 6:14A beach club regular tells Tim the appeal of Long Island: "Nobody cares about anything."
- 6:26A woman explains her escape from national chaos by simply looking at the water every day instead.
- 6:50The traffic isolation keeps Long Island residents sequestered, preventing them from wanting to leave the island.
- 7:21You can build a solid working-class life on Long Island with an HVAC business without dealing with urban complexity.