2005/06/15 Council Agenda Packet

Trends by Borough Between 1984 and 1993, the greatest increases in adult entertainment establishments were found in Manhattan and Queens. Both boroughs had a 47 percent increase in adult uses, from 73 to 107 in Manhattan, and from 30 to 44 in Queens. Adult uses in the Bronx declined by two, from 10 to eight. In Brooklyn, adult establishments decreased by one, from 16 to 15. Staten Island had an increase of a single establishment. Among the five boroughs, most adult entertainment establishments continue to be located within Manhattan. In 1976, 80 percent of all,such uses were located irr Manhattan, decreasing to 56 percent in 1984 and increasing to 61 percent in 1993. Queens has had the second greatest concentration of adult uses in New York City. In 1976, Queens contained 11 percent of the city's adult uses, rising to 23 percent in 1984, and increasing marginally to 25 percent in 1993. The Bronx, Brooklyn and Staten Island each have less than 10 percent of all adult establishments located in the city. Trends within Categories of Adult Uses Between 1984 and 1993, the number of adult bookstores/peep shows/video stores increased citywide 197 percent, from 29 to 86 establishments. Adult topless/nude bars also increased during the period, by 26 percent, from 54 to 68. Adult movie and lye theaters declined over the period by 52 percent, from 48 to 23 establishments. Adult theater declined from 41 percent of all adult uses in New York City in 1976, to 37 percent in 1984, and 13 percent in 1993. Bookstores/peep shows comprised 44 percent of all adult uses in 1976, declining to 22 percent of the total in 1984. However, in 1993, the category consisted of 49 percent of the citywide total number of adult entertainment establishments, reflecting the rise in adult video establish- ments from none reported in 1984, to 64 in 1993. In 1993, adult video stores made up 74 per- cent of all establishments in the book/peep/video category. Their recent proliferation represents the largest percentage gain among all adult uses since the mid-1970s. Topless and nude bars increased their share of all adult uses between 1976 and 1984, from 15 percent to 41 percent, respectively. By 1993, adult bars — although continuing to increase in absolute numbers — declined as a percentage of all adult uses to 38 percent of the total, reflecting the proliferation of adult video establishments. If growth in the various segments of the business continue over the next decade at the same rate as they did between 1984 and 1993, by the year 2002, there would be a 197 percent increase in the number of bookstore/peep shows/videos from 86 to approximately 250; a 26 percent in- crease in topless/nude bars from 68 to 86; and a 52 percent declin) in the number of adult movie and live theaters from 23 to 11. EVER00121 77