“What turns you on about living in New York?”

“Catcalling,” said Sylvia, the first person to approach our table. “There’s nothing sexier than a man across the street yelling, ‘Yo, baby!’ I don’t think it’s offensive or degrading at all.” The 21-year-old went on to divulge a recent tryst that resulted from one construction worker’s primal pickup tactic: “We got frisky in a clothing store on Canal Street!”

Larry, 32, had a different turn-on: “I love when men wear loose Champion sweatpants. When a guy is walking, you can see his dick move,” he said with a heavy sigh. Minutes later, Louis, 24, pulled down his sunglasses and expressed a similar sentiment: “Guys wearing basketball shorts make me weak in the knees. You can always see their bits and pieces!”

A few hours later, the Horny booth lured in 19-year-olds Destiny and Alana. Other than Gossip Girl, what turns the kids on these days? “I dig mustaches,” said Destiny. Alana, a lanky blond, wasn’t into the ’stache so much: “I’m a lesbian and like girls who look like they’ve been burnt.” “Burnt-out? Like Courtney Love?” I asked. “No!” she laughed. “I don’t like white girls with blond hair—I like darker girls.”

The answer that turned me on the most, though, came from a mysterious and muscular gentleman: “I’ll tell you what turns me on, mama,” he said. “That gold lamé dress of yours.” Then he winked and disappeared into the crowd.

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Swing by herHorny booth on May 10on the north side ofSt. Marks Place at Third Avenue,noon–3pm.