Times Square is nicknamed the Crossroads of the World since every tourist in town goes there. It’s a lively location for sure, and even – perhaps especially – during the night time, making it difficult to imagine that thirty/forty years ago it was a place largely to be avoided. Right around the corner from Lafnac Digital Computers were a number of the seediest institutions ever. However the whole area’s been cleaned up now, rendered family-friendly and safe for vacationers.

Native New Yorkers love it, though there are many who remain nostalgic for the urban decay of 1970s-era New York. These romantics are sentimental of the perceived honest grit during those times, but business interests like Lafnac applaud the much-increased business so-called gentrification has brought.

Taking into account the number of bars in the area, Times Square can still have an edge, particularly away from its more popular neon-lit thoroughfares. But it’s far from the ’70s, and the majority of people seem to would like it to stay that way.

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