NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Jul 09 2007
•1h 27m
•Documentary
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.
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Afrika Bambaataa
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Randy Jones
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Ed Koch
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KRS-One
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