NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell (2007)

7.5 | Jul 09, 2007 (US) | Documentary | 01:27

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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.