‘Grime and Crime in New York 1970s’ Video
New York City was a rough place in the ’70s according to this wildly EPIC historical video recently uploaded to YouTube that offers a glimpse of the Big Apple when it was rotten to the core. It was a time when crime, graffiti, and drugs permeated both the streets and the transit system.
One woman describes what it’s like to ride the trains: “You get pushed, you get shoved, sometimes you get mugged in the subway… during the daylight.” Also notice the tags on the buses as well. Apparently, driving a cab wasn’t too safe either. And that soundtrack… Wow, folks it doesn’t get realer than this.
by Bucky Turco on April 12, 2011 at 9:00 am
Editor-in-Chief:
yeah, it does get realer than this … if you don't know scripted v/o when you hear it ……
This rings true – my dad was a cab driver on the overnight shift in NY in the 70′s and he has some pretty intense hold up stories.
damn screen bugs everywhere just let us look at the video