The Deuce

This narrative delves into the legalization and growth of the adult film industry in New York’s Times Square, spanning from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. It examines the gritty and chaotic environment that thrived there until it was curtailed by the emergence of HIV, the violent impact of the cocaine crisis, and the revitalization of the real estate market, which collectively brought an end to the area’s raucous era.