Gallery: Candid Photos Transport You to the NYC of the ‘80s and ‘90s
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Empire State Building, 1989
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Statue of Liberty, 1990
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Taxi Driver, 1988
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Harlem, 1993
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Empire State Building, 1988
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Avenue A, 2015
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Woman at Crosswalk, 1989
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Brooklyn Bridge After Callahan, 1998
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F Train, 1989
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Queens, 1989
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Bucket, 2009
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Razor Wire, 1988
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Boy in Church Clothes, Harlem, 1993
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Coney Island, 1993
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Staten Island Ferry, 1988
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12th Street, 2008
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