If you ask me, in its' present form, A/C is DOA. What needs to happen? I dunno. But look at the Times Square area of NYC. Prior to Guiliani, it was a cesspool, I know, I was a cop there. Rudy "Disney-ed" it up. Cleaned up the garbage, made it more family-oriented, got corporate. Today, it is a nice place to walk around, shop, and enjoy. I never would have believed it was possible.
Some of the old die hard paper columnists (guys like Jimmy Breslin) bemoaned the death of the 42nd St. they loved. The charm of the whores, drugs and rip-offs. What a moron. If people are not RELAXED in the enviorment, they ARE NOT coming to spend $$$.
I could be talked into taking the family to Vegas, and they don't have a beach. I would never even consider taking the kids to A/C, let alone my wife. I'd be genuinely concerned if she wanted to go shopping while I played poker.
Clean the place up. Start there.
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