BetterSnek t1_jbyruoj wrote on March 12, 2023 at 7:39 PM

Reply to comment by JohnnyUtah247 in 1664 New Amsterdam becomes New York, English warships in the harbor. Looking S on Broadway from the Wall. wwwsavingny.com for reconstructions, 3/15 NYC Fire Museum Opening by Impressive_Run_6557

A dead guy with a steam powered camera

BetterSnek t1_j6v2yca wrote on February 2, 2023 at 2:16 AM

Reply to comment by arthuresque in This time capsule on 23rd by laundromoat

All right, but if you're on r/nyc, and you're talking about recent history, you're probably going to be focusing on the history as experienced in NYC.

BetterSnek t1_j6rrluc wrote on February 1, 2023 at 1:04 PM

Reply to comment by Grass8989 in This time capsule on 23rd by laundromoat

It isn't like there was no crime, that still existed, but there was definitely less existential paranoia. No "see something, say something". A less powerful police state.

I never saw a gun bigger than a handgun IRL until the cops started wielding those huge things (who knows what, I don't care, might have non lethal rounds but they sure look huge) in train stations post-9/11.