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New York City Used To Be A Terrifying Place [PHOTOS]

Christina SterbenzNov 2, 2013, 03:30 IST

The New York City of the 1970s looked very different from the gentrified metropolis we know today. The Bowery, now lined with luxury apartments, housed much of the city's illicit activities, while drug dealers and prostitutes worked openly from Park Slope to Times Square.