Today's Young Manhattanite interview over on Gothamist is with one Robert John Burck, otherwise known as the Naked Cowboy. It seems that what was once a charming eccentricity has evolved into a terrifying manifestation of mental illness:

Who do you consider to be the greatest New Yorker of all-time?
The Naked Cowboy.

If you could change one thing about New York, what would it be?
I would replace the top of the Empire State Building with a mold of my arm and fist.

Robert John Burck [Gothamist Interview]

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