For those who don’t live in New York, Union Square has historically been a giant meeting place for political protesters, social activists, and merchants of all sizes. In the days following September 11th, it was a meeting place for rescuers and mourners alike. Now it’s home to a multiplex, Ann Taylor Loft, a Whole Foods, and a Diesel store.
So really, it makes perfect sense that in the inner chamber of Manhattan’s consumer culture, right there in Union Square, there would be a massive, public fight club.
You hooked yet? Well... me neither, but it'd be 
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I started college in 1981.I had lots of fun chanting, "REAGAN,REAGAN,REAGAN" during their speeches.
I went to HS right there too. We were not allowed to enter the park, or we got detention. There was a thriving drug trade there in the 70's and 80's. Until Rudy let us cops work.
I'll give Rudy that much... he cleaned NYC up.
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