Midnight Cowboy

The dream of a Texan moving to New-York turns into a nightmare. A depressing view of New-York in the '70s, its poverty, and male prostitutes from 42nd street. And Harry Nilsson's song...

Below, Times Square, and the Astor on the left (torn down a long time ago, it was replaced by the awful building of the Marriott Marquis), and the same by night:

Three views of the Empire:

Beautiful picture: from left to right, the two signs (lights on) of the New Amsterdam and the Harris, and the two signs (lights off) of the Liberty and the Empire:

Working, in front of an unidentified theater:

These theaters also appear in Last Action Hero, and, to a lesser extent, in Staying Alive. The sign of the Harris also briefly appears in Taxi Driver.