Interview · moment 12 of 26
Times Square at Night and New York Toughness
from #261 - Please, Die Alone | The Tim Dillon Show · #261
3 min
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They discuss how frightening Times Square felt late at night compared to the rest of NYC, and how the city's post-pandemic bounce-back (and more subway riders) has actually made homeless people less aggressive since more money is trickling down.
- Tim describes Times Square late at night as haunting and genuinely frightening.
- The fear in Times Square is visceral—worrying about being attacked, hearing a syringe drop.
- Living through the pandemic taught him to come back harder, abandon comfort, and embrace the city's toughness.
- More foot traffic on subways means homeless people get more money, making them less aggressive and the city safer.
- Growing up on Long Island and living in New York for years, he no longer feels at home there.
- He's become softer—the old New York attitude of not caring, of glamorizing street violence, no longer makes sense to him.