Methadone Alley

The preponderance of obviously high-as-hell homeless people in the area between Madison Square Park and Union Square has been a source of mystery for a while.  It is here where you find young, semi-attractive people asking for money with that heroin-y x-ray vision.  The area does sport  features that might make it attractive:  two McDonalds, two Subways, a Wendy's, and (Manhattan's Jewel) 7-11.

But a quick check on superpages reveals the biggest draw:  the closest concentration of methadone clinics in the city.  Heroin-chic is here to stay in the former Silicon Alley!