14th Street

In my opinion, 14th is one of the few "real" streets left in the city. There's always something that reminds me of the days before Giuliani cleaned up and the hipsters took over. Yesterday, narcs raided a hole in the wall clothing store near 7th Ave, with one guy in cuffs. Then there's the two black guys selling baby turtles on the sidewalk near a muni meter. Don't forget the guy sitting on the milk crate outside the 6th Ave station screaming obscenities to anyone walking by. Or the street vendors selling DVDs of every intrest, sunglasses for 7 bucks, incense, and drugs. The Waverly Job Center adds to the character of the street, bringing pimps and crack addicts in from the surrounding neighborhoods. And who can forget the "DVD stores" aka porno shops. It's like being in Bloomberg's wealthy society with a dash of Dinkins and Koch thrown in. That is what our city needs.