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As Diana held the back of the seat, I hoisted my butt onto the unicycle and tottered up Broadway towards Needle Park. Pump, pump. Wobble, wobble. Diana would let go and run along beside me. Wobble, wobble. I would feel the narrow saddle slip between my thighs, then fly out behind me. I’d jump off quickly and try once more, [...]
72nd Street subway station 2001 How many years since “needle park”? In the late 60’s, in the evening on the way to the 72nd St and Broadway subway station, I would make my pass through the park and see junkies nodding out and discarded needles on the pavement. The underbelly of con artists, thieves, prostitutes, and addicts, all lurking in the [...]
