In the 1990s, the crime rates in New York City were at the peak; there was a lot of racial tension, turmoil and drugs were everywhere. The entertainment venues were rocking with punk, new wave, Madonna, and disco. The grittiness and rough edges that made life in the City fun and adventurous in previous decades gave way to a more homogenized, tame street scene more palatable to out-of-towners and families.
The financial sector was booming, and the city was also able to attract more business and convert abandoned industrialized neighborhoods into arts or attractive residential neighborhoods. On January 1, 1994, Rudolph Giuliani became the 107th Mayor of New York City. Take a look at these stunning photographs capturing streets, roads, landmarks and everyday life of New Yorkers in the 1990s.
