By some strange coincidence, a week or so ago, just after hearing that Harvey Weinstein had been arrested and charged with rape, I was listening to an old podcast about the evolution of Times Square, and his name came up in connection to a strip club called the Melody Burlesk, later to be known as […]
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Exploring Harvey Weinstein’s roots as a flesh trade landlord in pre-Disney Times Square
Posted in Art and Culture, History, Uncategorized Also tagged #metoo, Bob Weinstein, Broadway, buffalo, Corky Burger, Dominique, Drew Friedman, Frederick Cincotti, Gilbert Gottfried, Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast, Groucho Marx, Harvey Weinstein, Holliday Inn, Josh Alan Friedman, Madeline Droege, Mardi Gras, Melody Burlesk, Melody Burlesque, Midnight Blue, Miramax, New York, New York City, podcasts, porn, prostitution, Rialto Report, Rudy Giuliani, Screw, Stir Crazy, strip clubs, stripping, Tales of Times Square, The Sunshine Boys, Times Square, vaudeville 34 Comments