Season two has introduced the beginning of Koch's Midtown Enforcement Project into the story via a governor liaison played by Luke Kirby. In 1977, new Mayor Ed Koch made it his mission to clean up New York's streets, particularly 42nd Street, also known as The Deuce. The Times Square area was notorious for its adult film theatres, peep shows, solicitation, and crime. Koch made it his priority to clean up the area, and in the process, he changed the nature of the city and the illegal business that was conducted on 42nd Street at the time. Seeing how the start of his project affects the characters in season two could lead to another major time jump for season three since the initiative didn't begin to show major results until the early '80s.