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[quote=Anonymous]NYC died 12-31-1999. 2020 to present is not NYC.

I say 12-31-1999 as huge bull market of 1990s and Y2K consulting projects had people loaded up on cash.

The Y2K consulting bubble popped 12-31-1999, stock market crashed March 2000 and then 9/11.

I worked in NYC from 1986 to 2016. But I grew up in NYC. I did new years in 1980 was wild being in Times Square back in wilding days,  Bernie Getz, Son of Sam, John Gotti days where drinking age was 18 and we had High School bars. Yes I went club hopping in Manhattan in the 1970s! I loved 1986 when I was making a boat load in the stock market and coke and cash were king! Many a night waking up suit pants around ankles in some girl from happy hour. No cell phones you just leave. 
I loved the Dinken era NYC hookers on the street, crack heads, three card monte, after hours clubs. My friend owned a massive club in NYC open to 10am!! Partying China Club till 430 am on a Monday.

I loved no chain restaurant  places. No Starbucks, target, all local bodegas. And diners and bars

I loved the cheap rent and wild times. Heck once at Webster Hall totally wacked out of my mind at 1am from drinking since 5 pm still in business suit I casually walked on stage in middle of naughty by nature doing OPP and took a Mike and did the song!!

Partied once with Joe Montana, Lee Majors, John Travolta in a Monday night at 3 am in a hot  club. NYC used to be wild.

I was out once the Head of a department at Morgan Stanley at two amand wacked out he challenged the two bouncers to a fight. These dudes get a third bouncer then grab him. He kicked all their asses, dude was a black belt and ex Marine. 50 year old white guy in suit going full nuts in a bar with no cops called. 
I worked in Manhattan post 199 2000-2016 but although 2004-2007 pretty good the crash of 2008 and 2009 along with HR clampdown and political correctness and Me Too and chains restaurants killed off NYC.

I also think post 9/11 security killed off a lot

I love NY. But me getting hammered at 17 and club hopping, hanging out after hour bars not coming back. My good buddy had 20,000 people at his illegal after hours Club each week with a full casino, dance floor and people doing coke in 1992. Was so crazy married walls street brokers in surburbs take early train to work and on way to work stop in and party 7-9am. Can you imagine showing up to work 9 am after having a few shots and lines of coke.

NYC was great! 
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