Compared to the 1970s, the 1980s were a time of restrained optimism in New York. The boom on Wall Street was fueling the speculative real estate market, and unemployment numbers dropped noticeably.
The illegal drug trade flourished, causing the murder rate to soar, and dividing the city into areas ruled by different drug lords. It became known as the crack epidemic. The New York City Subway fell victim to a crime epidemic that saw more crimes being committed on the subway each year than in any other subway system around the world.
Homelessness became a serious problem during the 1980s. The city outlawed discrimination against gay and lesbian people in such matters as employment and housing in 1986.
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43 St Marks Place, East Village, 1980 |
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Battery Park, 1980 |
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Democrat Convention, 7th Ave, 1980 |
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Man in the East Village, St Marks Place between 1st Ave and Ave A, 1980 |
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The Launderama at First Ave, East Village, 1980 |
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The Little Missionary's Day Nursery, East Village, 1980 |
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Moondance Diner, SoHo, 1983 |
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Circus Bar, Woodhaven, Queens, 1986 |
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Coney baths and Parachute Drop, 1986 |
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Coney boardwalk, 1986 |
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Coney Island coaster, 1986 |
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Cyclone and graffiti train, Coney Island, 1986 |
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Cyclone, Coney Island, 1986 |
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Hair salon, Queens, 1986 |
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Lane, Staten Island, 1986 |
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Nathan's, Coney Island, circa 1986 |
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Wonder Thrills, Coney Island, 1986 |
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Wonder Wheel, Coney Island, circa 1986 |
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Hydrant fun at East 4th Street between 1st and 2nd Aves, East Village, 1987 |
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Man and his dogs, Brooklyn Heights Promenade, 1987 |
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Nathan's sign, Coney Island, 1987 |
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Surf Ave, Coney Island, 1987 |
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Victory Diner, Staten Island, 1987 |
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Walking around the 1964 World's Fair ruins of the New York Sate Pavilion, 1987 |
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Popcorn dispenser at Brooklyn Heights theater, circa 1988 |
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Hester Street store for dried fruit and nuts, 1989 |
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Hester Street store, Lower East Side, 1989 |
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Orchard Street between Hester and Grand, circa 1989 |
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