Her first reaction - why are so many women standing in doorways, it's not raining?
Fresh air!
Times Square!
New York in the 70’s especially places like Times Square were like an open sewer. Places in Brooklyn and Queens looked like they were part of saturation bombing of WWII. All efforts by the politicians controlling the city failed until Rudy Giuliani was elected.
Bump
I lived in Crown Heights 1972-76.
When I heard DeBlasio got elected, I wanted to go into business printing “No Radio” signs.
To me it’s one word: Giuliani.
This is a must-watch video in this context:
NY77: The Coolest Year In Hell
YouTube, Published on March 26, 2014
New York City, 1977 - It was a time when the city had fallen into decay, with too few jobs, money, police, schools, and social services. There was a city wide blackout with major looting, a serial killer on the loose, and the Bronx was burning. And yet out of the chaos emerged one of the most creative times any city has ever encountered.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHXAYddPLsM