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The 1970s
Alma Mater Statue is one of The 1970s.

1. Alma Mater Statue

8.5
W 116th St (btwn Broadway & Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
Outdoor Sculpture · West Harlem · 10 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Abbie Hoffman at the foot of the Alma Mater encourages students to disobey all laws in a 1970 demonstration, at the link! Read more.

Oceana is one of The 1970s.

2. Oceana

8.4
120 W 49 St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave.), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Theater District · 59 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Patrolmen remove the confiscated hard-core hit 'Deep Throat'' from its theatrical premier at the demolished World Theater on 49th in 1973, at the link! Read more.

Nevelson Sculpture: Night Presence IV is one of The 1970s.

3. Nevelson Sculpture: Night Presence IV

Park Ave (92 Street), New York, NY
Uncategorized · Carnegie Hill · 2 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: See the sculptor, Louise Nevelson, with her piece as it is prepared for installation in 1972 at the link! Read more.

New York Supreme Court is one of The 1970s.

4. New York Supreme Court

60 Centre St (at Worth St), New York, NY
Courthouse · Downtown Manhattan · 79 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: British punk rocker Sid Vicious arrives with his mother at Manhattan Supreme Court in 1978 for indictment charging him with murder of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. View photo at the link! Read more.

Madison Square Garden is one of The 1970s.

5. Madison Square Garden

8.8
4 Penn Plz (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Basketball Stadium · 1000 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Check out this beautiful pic of Willis Reed laying up on the Bucks from 1970, and go to nydailynewspix.com for more classic Knicks photos! Read more.

Madison Square Garden is one of The 1970s.

6. Madison Square Garden

8.8
4 Penn Plz (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Basketball Stadium · 1000 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: George Harrison on guitar and Ringo Starr on drums belt out some of the songs made famous by the Beatles at a benefit concert for East Pakistan refugees in 1971, at the link! Read more.

7. Greenmarket - Battery Park City

South End Avenue (Liberty Street), New York, NY
Other Great Outdoors · Battery Park City · 2 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1979 over 200,000 people gathered on the undeveloped Battery Park City landfill in antinuclear protest, at the link! Read more.

Battery Park City is one of The 1970s.

8. Battery Park City

New York, NY
Neighborhood · 31 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1975 soil excavated during the construction of the World Trade Center is worked into a landfill for what will become Battery Park City and the Esplanade, at the link! Read more.

Sheila C. Johnson Design Center (Parsons The New School for Design) is one of The 1970s.

9. Sheila C. Johnson Design Center (Parsons The New School for Design)

2 W 13th St (at 5th Ave.), New York, NY
University · Greenwich Village · 19 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: From 1976 to 1989, the Lone Star Cafe was a hit Texas-themed Village nightclub. Check out James Brown backstage in 1985 at the link! Read more.

Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan is one of The 1970s.

10. Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan

7.8
1605 Broadway (btwn 48th & 49th St), New York, NY
Hotel · Theater District · 102 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Before the Crowne Plaza, this was an historic Times Square movie theater. Click "More Info" to see a pic from the premier of the cult 70s fim "Deep Throat," here at the World Theater in 1973! Read more.

Barneys New York is one of The 1970s.

11. Barneys New York

660 Madison Ave (btwn E 60th & E 61st St), New York, NY
Department Store · Upper East Side · 221 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Michael Jackson tries on a pair of overalls at Barneys in 1977, with his little sister Janet Jackson in tow. Read more.

Central Park is one of The 1970s.

12. Central Park

9.7
59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY
Park · Central Park · 1839 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: 1975 was the last year the New York City marathon was raced entirely inside Central Park. In this photo, runners at the marathon starting line. Read more.

MTA Subway - Myrtle Ave/Broadway (J/M/Z) is one of The 1970s.

13. MTA Subway - Myrtle Ave/Broadway (J/M/Z)

Myrtle Ave (at Broadway & Jefferson St), Brooklyn, NY
Metro Station · Bushwick · 42 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Shots fired! Check out this amazing pic of police dodging bullets in a gun fight with hostage-takers barricaded in a sporting goods store in 1973, at the link! Read more.

NYPD HQ - One Police Plaza is one of The 1970s.

14. NYPD HQ - One Police Plaza

1 Police Plz, New York, NY
Police Station · Downtown Manhattan · 16 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: August 10, 1977. David "Son of Sam" Berkowitz, aka the .44-caliber killer, is apprehended and brought in by the NYPD. Click "More Info" to see this amazing historic pic! Read more.

Queens Library at Bayside is one of The 1970s.

15. Queens Library at Bayside

6.9
214-20 Northern Blvd (at 214 Place), Bayside, NY
Library · 5 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Down the street in 1977, Sal Lupa celebrates the capture of the Son of Sam killer, David Berkowitz, outside the Elephas disco where she had been shot by Berkowitz two months earlier. Read more.

Sutton Place Park is one of The 1970s.

16. Sutton Place Park

8.6
1 Sutton Pl S (btwn E 56th & E 57th St), New York, NY
Park · Sutton Place · 23 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Right down 55th at number 416, JFK Jr.'s 18th birthday bash in 1978 ended in a brawl with photographers. Click "More Info" to see this great pic! Read more.

18 W 11th Street is one of The 1970s.

17. 18 W 11th Street

New York, NY
Home (private) · Greenwich Village · 2 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Firefighters battle the blaze after the explosion of a Weather Underground bomb in 1970. Click "More Info" to see this historic pic! Read more.

18 W 11th Street is one of The 1970s.

18. 18 W 11th Street

New York, NY
Home (private) · Greenwich Village · 2 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1970 a bomb built by Weather Underground accidentally exploded in this Village townhouse. Click "More Info" to see a great pic of actor Dustin Hoffman racing from his next door apartment! Read more.

Barrow Street Ale House is one of The 1970s.

19. Barrow Street Ale House

6.6
15 Barrow St (btw 4th St & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Sports Bar · West Village · 65 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1975, 30 year old Bette Midler lived right down the street at 36 Barrow! Click "More Info" and check out this classic pic of Bette outside her West Village pad. Read more.

Maria Hernandez Park is one of The 1970s.

20. Maria Hernandez Park

8.3
Irving & Knickerbocker Ave (btwn Starr & Suydam St), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Bushwick · 33 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: Up the street at 205 Knickerbocker, Bonano crime boss Carmine Galante was assassinated in a mafia hit in 1979. Click "More Info" to see this amazing pic of the crime scene! Read more.

21. Studio 54

9.0
254 W 54th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Theater · Theater District · 59 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Check out this great pic of Rolling Stone Mick Jagger at his wife Bianca's birthday party in 1977! Read more.

MTA Subway - 145th St (A/B/C/D) is one of The 1970s.

22. MTA Subway - 145th St (A/B/C/D)

W 145th St (at St. Nicholas Ave), New York, NY
Metro Station · Central Harlem · 20 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1973 the station and train cars were covered with graffiti. Click "More Info" to see this incredible picture! Read more.

City Hall Park is one of The 1970s.

23. City Hall Park

8.8
17 Park Row (btwn Broadway & Centre St), New York, NY
Park · Downtown Manhattan · 143 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: President Ford made the front page in October, 1975 with the headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead," which he later said cost him the following election. See the paper at the link! Read more.

Crotona Park is one of The 1970s.

24. Crotona Park

7.5
1682 Boston Rd (Crotona Pkwy.), Bronx, NY
Park · Morrisania · 17 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: President Jimmy Carter talks to reporters outside abandoned Charlotte St. tenements in 1977, at the link! Read more.

One World Trade Center is one of The 1970s.

25. One World Trade Center

9.3
1 World Trade Ctr (btwn Fulton & West St), New York, NY
Structure · Financial District · 314 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Workers lower framework into place on the top levels of the first World Trade Center during construction in 1970, at the link. Read more.

Collect Pond Park is one of The 1970s.

26. Collect Pond Park

5.8
Lafayette St (btwn Franklin & Leonard St), New York, NY
Park · Downtown Manhattan · 7 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Sidewalk superintendents watch construction of a new skyscraper on Lafayette and Leonard in 1971, at the link! Read more.

Highbridge Park is one of The 1970s.

27. Highbridge Park

8.2
West 173 St (Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
Park · Washington Heights · 15 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Construction of NYC Water Tunnel No. 3 began in 1970 and is expected to continue until 2020. Check out this pic of workers inside the tunnel in 1973, at the link! Read more.

28. Avenue P Deli

450 Avenue P (E 3rd Street), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Gravesend · 1 tip

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1972, John Wojtowicz held 7 Chase bank employees hostage for 14 hours, inspiring Al Pacino's role in Dog Day Afternoon. Click "More Info" to see this pic of Wojtowicz at the robbery! Read more.

PS 208 Alaine Locke School is one of The 1970s.

29. PS 208 Alaine Locke School

21 W 111th St, New York, NY
Education · Central Harlem · 1 tip

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Harlem kids shoot hoops on West 111th in 1975, at the link! Read more.

30. Is 68

956 E 82nd St (flatlands), Brooklyn, NY
College and University · Canarsie · 1 tip

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Students play basketball in 1973, at the link! Read more.

Ghost of Shea Stadium is one of The 1970s.

31. Ghost of Shea Stadium

12301 Roosevelt Ave. (Citi Field Parking Lots), Corona, NY
Baseball Stadium · 10 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: A San Fran roller derbier is knocked off his feet by Bill Groll of the New York Chiefs during roller derby's 1973 Whirl Championships at Shea Stadium, at the link! Read more.

Central Park is one of The 1970s.

32. Central Park

9.7
59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY
Park · Central Park · 1839 tips and reviews
The Porterhouse at Fraunces Tavern is one of The 1970s.

33. The Porterhouse at Fraunces Tavern

8.2
54 Pearl St (at Broad St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Financial District · 82 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1975 a bomb exploded in Fraunces Tavern. Four people were killed and more than 50 were injured. The FALN, a Puerto Rican nationalist group claimed responsibility. Photo at the link! Read more.

Gracie Mansion is one of The 1970s.

34. Gracie Mansion

8.7
E 88th St (at E End Ave), New York, NY
Monument · Yorkville · 57 tips and reviews
1342 Lexington Ave is one of The 1970s.

35. 1342 Lexington Ave

1342 Lexington Ave (btw 89th and 90th), New York, NY
Structure · Carnegie Hill · 2 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Andy Warhol lived in this townhouse from 1959 to 1974 and painted some of his most famous works here. Check out this pic of of the second-floor sitting room, lavishly decorated, from 1988! Read more.