| How many of you have ever been to Times
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| | passed an ordinance in 2001 to close the
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| Square in New York? Not for Dick Clark
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| | loophole posed by the "adult business"
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| and the whole New Year's Eve thing, nor
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| | description. And an appellate court in
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| for the Disney scene. I'm talking about
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| | New York state recently (earlier this
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| for the porn shops, peep show booths, and
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| | month) upheld the new definition of what
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| what have you. If you haven't, you might
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| | an adult-themed enterprise was. You'll
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| want to go now before just about all of
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| | find the new definition at along with
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| them disappear.
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| | more of the story. The bottom line is,
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| In 1995, New York City passed a zoning
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| | unless this ruling of the appellate court
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| law that restricted adult businesses to
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| | is overturned, a lot of sex shops will
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| commercial and manufacturing districts -
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| | suddenly be found to be in contempt of
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| in essence, non-residential zones. Even
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| | the zoning law.
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| within the commercial and manufacturing
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| | I have a somewhat tongue-in-cheek
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| districts, there were statutes for the
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| | question: In a city of over eight million
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| placement of such adult businesses. For
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| | within an approximate 300 sq. mi. area,
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| example, they couldn't exist within 500
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| | what isn't a residential neighborhood?
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| feet of a church, nor within 500 of a
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| | Granted, I'm not the first person to ever
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| school, nor within 500 feet of each
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| | hold this view.
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| other. It seems, though, that many
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| | But (somewhat) seriously, I'd always
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| enterprises in certain areas such as
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| | considered Times Square one of the great
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| Times Square and Greenwich Village were
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| | porn meccas in the world; possibly the
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| able to escape the "adult business"
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| | greatest on the eastern seaboard. If
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| moniker. A business would have to
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| | you're a porn aficionado like I am, and
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| showcase at least a 40% inventory stock
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| | you live in the mid-Atlantic region on
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| of adult material to be labeled as an
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| | the east coast, you make your pilgrimage
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| adult enterprise.
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| | to New York. If you live on the left
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| Therefore, a lot of businesses were able
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| | coast, you make your way to The Valley.
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| to skate by in largely residential
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| | If you live in Europe, you call on the
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| neighborhoods by stocking 39% or less
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| | Red Light District in Amsterdam.
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| sexual material. Even if a sex shop
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| | Now, the porn shrine in the Square is no
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| derived the bulk of its revenue from sex
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| | more. (*with mock dramatic intensity, one
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| tapes, peep show booths, etc., legally
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| | fist raised to the sky*) Damn you, Mickey
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| they were well within their rights to
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| | Mouse, damn you!
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| exist in those places. Well, the city
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