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06.03.20, 02:58 AM General Topics
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Anyone here old enough to remember the summer of Son of Sam? Rolling brownouts in the city- I lived in the bronx - I think it was '76 or '77. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.03.20, 02:58 AM Flag

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Yes. There was a blackout with looting in 1977. I remember just sitting in the dark and the heat and listening to the sound of breaking glass. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.03.20, 03:10 AM Flag

yes. I was about 5 years old. I remember being in the street during another brownout - it was scary. DIdn't even know about the serial killer! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.03.20, 03:26 AM Flag

Yep, that was a crazy time. And the blackout, we were home and my dad was at a class at Columbia, he walked home to us. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.03.20, 04:02 AM Flag

I remember when it was announced that David Berkowitz had been caught. I was in day camp in Queens. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.03.20, 04:35 AM Flag

I remember all that and also the 60s race riots. Any questions? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.03.20, 11:25 AM Flag

I remember Son of Sam and the riots in 1977 very well. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.03.20, 11:46 AM Flag