The last time I was in New York was 1982. Before that, a few annual conventions before the industry moved them.
The sign on the New York Hilton cautioned guests not to go out at night. One of our guys got mugged at the airport and then when entering the Hilton. He told the second mugger he'd already been cleaned out.
Nobody owned a car. Rent on a parking space cost more than an apartment in any other place. Transportation consisted of stepping to the curb and waving a $20 bill to attract a taxi.
Probably much worse 38 years later.
