{"id":7030732,"date":"2026-08-06T19:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/american-history\/welcome-to-fear-city-nyc-department-of-records-information-services\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T19:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:54:10","slug":"welcome-to-fear-city-nyc-department-of-records-information-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7030732","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Fear City\u202f \u2014 NYC Department of Records &#038; Information Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The\u00a0cover image was too compelling to ignore, and\u00a0its contents were\u00a0even\u00a0grimmer than expected.\u00a0This\u00a0\u201cSurvival Guide\u201d\u00a0contains\u00a0nine \u201ctips\u201d for, well, surviving a vacation in the Big Apple.\u00a0As you can see when you click inside the pamphlet, the tips are ominous, foreboding warnings\u00a0such as\u00a0\u201cdo not walk,\u201d \u201cavoid public transportation,\u201d\u00a0\u201cRemain in Manhattan,\u201d\u00a0and \u201cstay off the streets after 6 P.M.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">I was baffled as to who would create this\u00a0brand\u00a0of\u00a0menacing travel brochure, but the reasons for its existence are clearly\u00a0stated in the pamphlet: \u201cBy the time you read this, the number of public safety personnel available to protect residents and visitors may already have been still further reduced. Under those circumstances, the best advice we can give you is this: Until things change, stay away from New York City if you\u00a0possibly can.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Here\u2019s\u00a0some back story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The fiscal crisis in 1975 led New York City to enact extreme budget cuts; city workers experienced reductions in salaries and pensions, and more than 50,000 people (one-sixth of the workforce) were laid off. On July 1, 1975, 5,000 police officers, many in radio-car patrols, were furloughed, along with 1,600 firefighters\u201420% of the city\u2019s entire department, 7,000 teachers, and many highway, sanitation and bridge workers. Initially, some unions reacted strongly. Highway workers picketed during rush hours, teachers went on strike for one week at the beginning of the school year, and sanitation workers left 48,000 tons of garbage on the street for two days. 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