My Political Reeducation-Remembering New York’s 1977 riots, 40 years later

Frontpagemagazine ^ | July 14, 2017 | Fred Siegel

[T-Bone Texan]

A FReepter a while back opined that it was the influx of Puerto Ricans that turned NY NY from the era of “I could walk across Central park at night with my little sister, alone” to what we have today.

Of course we now know there were other influences too, but that struck me.

[SES1066]

Several told me, smirking, that the looted building had been “liberated.”

This is the barbarian's answer, the same would have been said at any sack of a city. The Mongols probably spoke it as they drove through any number of cities in Asia as did the Huns/Goths/Visigoths before them against Rome.

There is that dark place in every human that revels in destruction. The civilized repress it, the barbarian rejoices in releasing it!

[angcat]

The good old days! Son of Sam was roaming around and the Yankees were kick ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A great time to be a New Yorker indeed.

[SES1066]

FYI: While it is entirely facile to place sole blame upon the Mayors of New York City (NYC), given that the city council has great control over financial matters, the decades leading up to 1977 had Robert F. Wagner Jr. (1954-65), John V. Lindsay (1966-73) and Abraham D. “Abe” Beame (1974-77) as Mayors. The first 2, while of opposite parties, were very free-spending and socially LEFT in orientation. Abe Beame was of similar orientation but faced the financial crunch and had little to spend thanks to his predecessors.

John Lindsay, for whom the term ‘Limousine Liberal’ was coined, started off as GOP but later switched to Democrat when he tried for US Senate and the Presidency.

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Dramatic Photos Of Chaos And Looting During New York’s Notorious Blackout 37 Years Ago Today

Allan Smith
July 13, 2014

http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-nyc-blackout-2014-7

[palmer]

The sneakers are $10. The BLS inflation calculator says they should now cost $40. I just looked on the internet and they are $50 and up, and they are probably lower quality now.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

#4: "The good old days! Son of Sam was roaming around"

Ahh but you all had Paul Kersey too!

[gnarledmaw]

I see the cop but wheres the indian and the biker?

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Holder's people doing what they do best:

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Some of the most beautiful American luxury cars ever.

Below is the '77 Lincoln Mark 5. These days Lincoln is an embarrassment.

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'77 Cadillac Coupe DeVille...

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'77 Pontiac Grand Prix...

I would describe this as "sport luxury"

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'77 Chevrolet Monte Carlo...

[yldstrk]

pimp car

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More like Mafioso.

Here is a "pimp car"

[yldstrk]

lol

[miss marmelstein]

I lived on the edge of Harlem in those days. People got out and directed traffic. No riots, no looting.

[SamAdams76]

My first car was a '72 Oldsmobile 88. Eight cylinders, 454 engine. Lime green was the color. I have no nostalgia for those giant gas-guzzlers. Gas was cheap back then but it was still a pain to have to pull into a gas station for a fill-up every other day. I much prefer the aerodynamic, sleek fuel-efficient cars of today.

I remember well the '77 blackout/riots in NYC. Saw it all on TV. Glad I wasn't anywhere near New York at the time. But that was a good summer for me, lot of good memories. I remember a lot of hot, steamy weather and hanging out at the beach.