- Title: UNITED STATES: NEW YORK CITY BIDS TO CLEAN UP ITS IMAGE BY CLOSING ITS SEXSHOPS
- Date: 20th July 1998
- Summary: NEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES (JULY 20, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE VIEW OF TIMES SQUARE AREA OF NEW YORK CITY 0.08 2. CLOSER VIEW OF TRAFFIC 0.13 3. PAN DOWN/CU NEON SIGN FOR "THE PLAYPEN" TILT DOWN TO PATRONS EXITING (2 SHOTS) 0.30 4. SV MAN WHO WAS WALKING DOWN THE AVENUE COMMENTS, "I DON'T WANT 'EM TO CLOSE IT! I DON'T WANT 'EM TO CLOSE IT!" (ENGLISH) 0.36 5. SV EXTERIOR "BIG TOP LOUNGE." 0.42 6. CLOSE-UP BLINKING NEON SIGN THAT READS "LIVE NUDE." 0.47 7. WIDE VIEW "SHOW WORLD CENTER" FEATURING XXX MOVIES AND LIVE NUDES." 0.54 8. PAN TWO YOUNG WOMEN, TOURISTS IN NEW YORK FROM THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES, WALKING DOWN THE AVENUE OUTSIDE THE SEX SHOPS 1.07 9. SCU FIRST WOMAN COMMENTS, "WE DIDN'T EXPECT THOSE (SEX SHOPS) REALLY. I MEAN WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE BROADWAY PLAYS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF, AND THEN THERE WERE LIKE THESE NUDE SHOWS." SECOND WOMAN ADDS HERE COMMENT SAYING, "I THINK THEY KINDA TAKE AWAY (FROM THE APPEAL OF THE CITY). BUT IT'S AMERICA." (ENGLISH) 1.19 10. AUDIENCE AT MAYORAL NEWS CONFERENCE, PULL TO WIDE VIEW MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY RUDOLPH GIULIANI/ JOURNALIST WRITING NOTES (2 SHOTS) 1.30 11. SV GIULIANI SAYING,"IF WE LOST A FEW TOURISTS HERE AND THERE, THE LEVEL OF TOURISTS WE WOULD ACQUIRE REPLACING IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE ECONOMY. (APPLAUSE)" (ENGLISH) 1.42 12. LEGITIMATE THEATRES OF THE TIME SQUARE AREA, PAN TO BANNER FOR "THE NEW TIMES SQUARE." 1.52 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: NEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES
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- Country: USA
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