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Ladies and gentlemen, Washington Square Park is now closed
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Ladies and gentlemen,Washington Square Park is now closed

Ladies and gentlemen,
Washington Square Park is now closed

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Ladies and gentlemen, Washington Square Park is now closed.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:50
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.
So if they can... can crack down on that - The Stroll 00:06
So if they can... can crack down on that
The police aim to please with their crackdown. - The Stroll 00:32
The police aim to please with their crackdown.
If you stop doing it for a while - The Stroll 00:06
If you stop doing it for a while
It's like a police state in a way - The Stroll 00:07
It's like a police state in a way
Quality of life initiatives made you ask, "Whose life?" - The Stroll 00:20
Quality of life initiatives made you ask, "Whose life?&...
They wanted to get rid of things like squeegee people - The Stroll 00:13
They wanted to get rid of things like squeegee people
I mean, it was profoundly racist and also very anti-poor. - The Stroll 00:06
I mean, it was profoundly racist and also very anti-poor.
You know, during the AIDS epidemic - The Stroll 00:12
You know, during the AIDS epidemic
And then there were some affluent queer people - The Stroll 00:07
And then there were some affluent queer people
Those are the people who think that - The Stroll 00:10
Those are the people who think that
Never mind the fact that the young people were there - The Stroll 00:08
Never mind the fact that the young people were there
I live in... in an apartment on Christopher Street. - The Stroll 00:05
I live in... in an apartment on Christopher Street.
We are in danger. We residents are in danger. - The Stroll 00:07
We are in danger. We residents are in danger.
The immediate need is for more regular police. - The Stroll 00:07
The immediate need is for more regular police.
They would do their business inside cars. - The Stroll 00:05
They would do their business inside cars.
Sometimes parked right in front - The Stroll 00:05
Sometimes parked right in front
You'd walk out of your door - The Stroll 00:06
You'd walk out of your door
Not the kind of thing - The Stroll 00:07
Not the kind of thing
I voted for Giuliani because I thought - The Stroll 00:09
I voted for Giuliani because I thought
In the '90s, I remember there was this old man - The Stroll 00:13
In the '90s, I remember there was this old man