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Citywide Trends: 1965 to 1993 <br />In 1965, there were nine adult establishments located in New York City. By 1976, the <br />number of such establishments increased to 151. Between 1976 and 1984, the number of adult <br />establishments declined to 131 citywide. Between 1984 and 1993, the number of adult <br />establishments increased citywide, to 177. Citywide trends in adult entertainment establish- <br />ments are indicated in Table 1. <br />TABLE 1 <br />CITYWIDE TRENDS IN THE NUMBER OF ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS <br />Year 1965 1976 <br />1984 1993 <br />Total Number I 9 I 151 I 131 <br />177 <br />Sourccs: 1965 and 1976 data, Office of Midtown Enforc-ment files; 1984 data, Police Department; 1993 <br />data, Department of City Planning. <br />In 1965, the number of adult establishments was small because the sale. and distribution of <br />pornography was largely restricted. By 1976, most restrictions were removed and the number <br />of adult establishments burgeoned. <br />Between 1976 and 1984, the number of adult establishments dropped 13 percent, reflecting <br />a decrease of 48 adult uses in Midtown Manhattan alone, from 97 to 49. This may be <br />attributable to enforcement efforts by the city, the start of major construction projects in west <br />Midtown that increased investor confidence in the area, and changing. <br />technology." <br />However, the decline was offset by an increase of 28 adult uses, from 30 to 58, in the other <br />boroughs. The decline in adult uses in the Midtown area 18 probably unrelated to the increase <br />in such uses to other areas of the city during that period .45 <br />Between 1984 and 1993, adult entertainment establishments increased 35 percent citywide. <br />The trend — analyzed below — can be. attributed to the advent of the adult video store, and <br />greater numbers of topless or nude bars stemming from their changing, upscale image. <br />lu 1983 Annual Report, Mayor's Office of Midtown Enforcement, p. 36. <br />45 More detailed analysis indicates that the decline in adult uses in Manhattan was in bookstores/peep shows <br />and theaters: the increase in adult uses in boroughs other than Manhattan was largely in topless bars. <br />19 EVER00118 <br />