NYC, 1975 - the greatest, grittiest city in the world is minutes away from bankruptcy when an unlikely alliance of rooki | dG1fVkRCVnd4VV9nY0U
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00:00No guns, no race!
00:03No guns, no race!
00:05No guns, no race!
00:07No guns, no race!
00:08We want jobs!
00:09We want jobs!
00:11In 1975, the city of New York was fundamentally bankrupt.
00:17What we have had here is political ineptitude.
00:21Why should there be faith in government?
00:22Government has let the people down.
00:24They didn't have an accounting system.
00:26Everybody had stuff in drawers.
00:27There were no fucking books.
00:30There was a tremendous amount of uncharted territory.
00:34If the leading city in the country would go bankrupt, it's to be avoided at all costs.
00:40The top of the news this morning, the Big Apple turning a bit sour.
00:46People say they gotta tighten your belt.
00:48That's us, around our necks.
00:50I love picking up garbage.
00:51That's my money.
00:52Why do you think I throw things in the street for because I haven't dropped them out?
00:56Somebody was getting killed in that precinct every single day.
01:01The anchor man had a gun.
01:03The news director had a gun.
01:04Most of the reporters had guns.
01:06It was a strange time.
01:09We are about to take an action because we have been given no other choice.
01:15Do you have anything encouraging to take home to the mayor?
01:18Anything at all?
01:19No.
01:23Avoid public transportation.
01:26You should never ride the subway for any reason whatsoever.
01:30I'm starting to read this and it's bothering me.
01:33But if the future holds in it hope...
01:35I am prepared to veto any bill that has as its purpose a federal bailout of New York City to prevent a default.
01:45We're up to here with being, and I hope to God that the damn city blows up.
01:49It blows up.