In the 1970s, New York City was a broken, ungovernable metropolis barreling into anarchy. New Yorkers remember this decade as the bleakest, most crime-ridden, and most uncertain time the city has ever faced. It was a time of economic, criminal, and cultural shifts occurring at once that changed the city’s prospects.
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| Greenwich Village, New York City, photographed by Nicolai Canetti, 1976. |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| Chinatown, New York City, photographed by Nicolai Canetti, 1976 |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| Financial District, New York City, photographed by Nicolai Canetti, 1976 |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| Greenwich Village, New York City, photographed by Nicolai Canetti, 1976 |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| House, New York City, photographed by Nicolai Canetti, 1976 |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| Market, New York City, photographed by Nicolai Canetti, 1976 |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, photographed by Nicolai Canetti, 1976 |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| Plaza Hotel, New York City, photographed by Nicolai Canetti, 1976 |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| Times Square, New York City, photographed by Nicolai Canetti, 1976 |
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| Trinity Church, New York City, photographed by Nicolai Canetti, 1976 |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| United Nations, New York City, photographed by Nicolai Canetti, 1976 |
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| Wall Street on Sunday, New York City, photographed by Nicolai Canetti, 1976 |
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| 125th Street, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| Bowery, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
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| Dominoes, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| Drug deals in Harlem, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
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| East 125th Street, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| Empire State Building, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
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| Harlem from the air, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| Harlem from the air, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
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| Harlem from the ground, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
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| Harlem from the ground, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| Harlem, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
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| NW corner Houston and West Broadway, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| Opposite Radio City, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
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| Pike Street mural, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
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| South Bronx, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| Subway, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
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| Twin Towers, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
New York City in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
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| West 57th Street, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |
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| West 59th Street, New York City, photographed by Gilbert Millstein, 1977 |