Prostitué, Manhattan, New York City, May, 1980 © Jean-Pierre Laffont
Manhattan, New York City, NY. May, 1980.
Prostitute leaning on cop’s car on 42nd Street Times Square.
Times Square had acquired a reputation as a dangerous neighborhood during the 1980’s. The shabiness of the area, especially due its go-go bars, sex shops, and adult theaters, became an infamous symbol of the city’s decline.
