These Cards, Though Rare, Are Not Ones for Collectors

As reported by the New York Times:

With so many businesses moving toward paperless operation nowadays, it would seem to be only a matter of time before the world’s oldest profession followed suit.

But in Corona, Queens, around 4:30 p.m. on May 21, there stood a throwback to the old days, in front of a travel agency on 104th Street near busy Roosevelt Avenue.

He was holding “chica cards.” On each card was a picture of a nearly naked woman, and a telephone number.

Three years ago, on Roosevelt Avenue, the cards seemed to be everywhere.

“The kids were picking them up and trading them like baseball cards,” said State Senator José R. Peralta, whose district includes that neighborhood and who introduced the bill in 2011. “The parents came to me complaining about this issue. They brought to the office dozens and dozens of cards.” The pictures required little imagination.

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