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The Stroll

I'm one of the sevenremaining meatpackers in the Gansevoort Market here

I'm one of the seven
remaining meatpackers in the Gansevoort Market here

Full Transcript

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I'm one of the seven remaining meatpackers
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in the Gansevoort Market here.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:09
Uploaded
Apr 20, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Kingdom Reign Entertainment,Polari Pictures

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Movie Summary

The history of New York's Meatpacking District told from the point of view of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. They recount the violence, policing, and gentrification that lead to a movement for transgender rights.
There used to be two or 300 meatpackers down here - The Stroll 00:12
There used to be two or 300 meatpackers down here
And I will tell you, all those old meat guys - The Stroll 00:14
And I will tell you, all those old meat guys
It was a big change economically of who came into the neighborhood. - The Stroll 00:09
It was a big change economically of who came into the neighb...
It was such an extreme jump from being this gritty film noir - The Stroll 00:20
It was such an extreme jump from being this gritty film noir
The whole luxury apartments, the whitewashing of everything - The Stroll 00:10
The whole luxury apartments, the whitewashing of everything
It's really disorienting, right, to walk down a street - The Stroll 00:19
It's really disorienting, right, to walk down a street
"Is this the same me?" - The Stroll 00:09
"Is this the same me?"
So, remember when you were there and who you were with - The Stroll 00:11
So, remember when you were there and who you were with
Then we lose our sense of connection and ongoingness when that happens. - The Stroll 00:07
Then we lose our sense of connection and ongoingness when th...
When Bloomberg became the mayor, things started to change fast. - The Stroll 00:06
When Bloomberg became the mayor, things started to change fa...
Those older girls that I was out there on the streets talking to - The Stroll 00:07
Those older girls that I was out there on the streets talkin...
Bloomberg started a program called Operation Spotlight. - The Stroll 00:06
Bloomberg started a program called Operation Spotlight.
If you got over three arrests for prostitution - The Stroll 00:08
If you got over three arrests for prostitution
Bloomberg was able to clean up the Meatpacking District - The Stroll 00:07
Bloomberg was able to clean up the Meatpacking District
I spent a lot of my twenties on Rikers Island - The Stroll 00:07
I spent a lot of my twenties on Rikers Island
You have people telling you when to shower, when to eat - The Stroll 00:07
You have people telling you when to shower, when to eat
Going to Rikers, honey, was a whole 'nother ball game - The Stroll 00:13
Going to Rikers, honey, was a whole 'nother ball game
As soon as they bring us off the... the bus - The Stroll 00:08
As soon as they bring us off the... the bus
"Oh, look at these fuckin' faggots..." - The Stroll 00:08
"Oh, look at these fuckin' faggots..."
Gay housing, quarter mile down corridor building five. - The Stroll 00:06
Gay housing, quarter mile down corridor building five.