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Cruising in the Ramble: Q&A with Todd Verow & Guillermo Díaz of ‘You Can’t Stay Here’

Prolific independent queer filmmaker Todd Verow’s latest feature, the intriguing, ambiguous thriller, “You Can’t Stay Here,” unfolds largely in Central Park’s legendary cruising area, the Ramble. It is in this magical hothouse environment where Rick (Guillermo Díaz), a photographer, shoots various people while the promise of sex hangs thick in the air.

But when Rick takes a picture of what may be a murder, he is haunted by Adam (Justin Ivan Brown), the man he thinks is responsible for the crime (and possibly others). Is Rick right, or is it all in his head? “You Can’t Stay Here” teases out the possibilities. It is a canny approach that leaves things unseal to interpretation.

In a recent interview, Verow and Díaz spoke with Gay Capital News about cruising and their stylish new production, “You Can’t Stay Here.”

Todd, the film contains a credit, “Inspired by actual events.” What inspired this film?

Todd Verow: It is loosely based on a real serial killer who existed in the early 1990s Recent York. It is also inspired by New York in the early 1990s.

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Central Park Rambles

enter from the East side at 72. Amble westward into the park and go after the paved paths in a North West direction almost a 45 degree angle from 72 until you detect the Boathouse. The action starts just behind the Boathouse and spreads north and west from there. Go in the daylight to get use to the area.
Cross street: Between 72nd and 77th street

  • Crowd:Thugs, freaks, wood smokin, blacks, latin and obsessive alabaster guys.
  • Directions:enter from the East side at 72. Walk westward into the park and follow the paved paths in a North West guide almost a 45 degree angle from 72 until you find the Boathouse. The action starts just behind the Boathouse and spreads north and west from there. Proceed in the daylight to get exploit to the area.
    Cross street: Between 72nd and 77th road
  • Hours:Cops end it at 1 am.
    Best times: Dusk till 1. Many stay way after 1 just gotta watch for the cops.
    Dates open: Cops close it at 1 am.
  • Cruising Info/ Tips:You can mostly always spor a cop car coming into the area.
    Cruisiest Spots: All throughout the rambles.
  • Nudity / Policy:Yes / A several naked ones roam around.
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    Central Park at 103rd St

    Crowd: all types. mostly hustlers

    Neighbourhood: Central Park West

    Who's Coming

    all types. mostly hustlers

    Lots of dense space to get raunchy. the general seating area next to the running tack belated at night is a fine pick up spot. lots of dense woods to hide in.
    Cross street: 103
    • Crowd:all types. mostly hustlers
    • Directions:Lots of dense space to get raunchy. the general seating area next to the running tack belated at night is a fine pick up spot. lots of dense woods to hide in.
      Cross street: 103
    • Hours:8 p.m to 4 a.m
      Best times: mid night
      Dates open: 24/7
    • Cruising Info/ Tips:just talk. eventualy you get what your looking for
      Cruisiest Spots: jogging circle
    • Nudity / Policy:only in the woods
    • Wheelchair Accessible:No
    • Warnings:security
      Warnings: driven by park rangers. got away with in the woods but not without being chased out.

    Central Park

    History

    Central Park has had numerous associations with the LGBT community since its creation. The Angel of the Waters sculpture on the Bethesda Fountain was engineered by sculptor Emma Stebbins.

    George Chauncey, identifying the park as a major LGBT social center and cruising ground in his book Gay New York, found that at the turn of the 20th century men met next to Belvedere Castle, by the 1910s benches near Columbus Circle had develop a prominent pickup site, and in the 1920s the lawn at the north end of the Ramble was so popular that it was nicknamed “the Fruited Plain.” In the 1920s and ’30s, heavily trafficked by male lover men were the areas south of 72nd Street, proximate Columbus Circle, Bethesda Fountain, and the walkway from the southeastern corner of the park to the Mall, famous as “Vaseline Alley” or “Bitches’ Walk.” Chauncey also noted that, as preceding as 1921, police were sent into the park to entrap and to arrest gay men, including in mass sweeps. Among those arrested in the park were diarist Donald Vining in 1943 and future gay rights leader Harvey Milk, who had just grad