How much was an apartment in New York in 1970?
How much was an apartment in New York in 1970? $108 A MONTH RENT WAS MEDIAN IN 1970 - The New York Times.
What was it like to live in NYC in the 70s?
In just five years from 1969 to 1974, the city lost over 500,000 manufacturing jobs, which resulted in over one million households being dependent on welfare by 1975. In almost the same span, rapes and burglaries tripled, car thefts and felony assaults doubled, and murders went from 681 to 1690 a year.