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Originally Posted by ilnjscb
You don't remember when everyone used to carry $20 in their wallet so when they robbed you they wouldn't shoot you? And everyone used to have mace on their keychain? And "don't go in Central Park at night remember those tourists who got their throats slit" and "never go above 96th"? And subway booth attendants used to get burned alive in their booths? And women used to get raped literally on the A train?
It wasn't gritty, it was rough. The drugs were bad and the hookers were beaten every week. There was like one good hooker at any one time.
The rich people had their limos and their security and they went to clubs we couldn't get in.
I agree the place has become a sterile nightmare of condos and chain stores but I'd rather the late 90s.
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Yes true, the "Taxi Driver" of the Seventies would not be cool to relive I agree. I just miss all the girls at Show World I guess. LOL
The Nineties were 'the sweet spot' in New York City. Just enough cool to be cool while 100x safer and cleaner. Plus, the music was better when CBGB's and The Bottom Line were still around. Oh - and actual cafes instead of Starbucks on every corner.