Fascinating photographs show the gritty reality of 1980s New York City, a time when the city was blighted by criminality and the newly-completed Twin Towers pointed towards a brighter future.
The images were captured by photographer Steven Siegel during the 1980s - a time where Times Square was a haven of pornography and prostitution and much of the riverside was derelict and crumbling.
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20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
20 Fascinating Photographs Show the Gritty Reality of 1980s New York City
