New York City Subway, 1980s, by Bruce Davidson

5 comments to New York City Subway, 1980s, by Bruce Davidson

• Asa

  July 6, 2011 at 12:47 am · Reply

  #3, what the fuck… hope things are better these days

• Xabiño

  July 12, 2011 at 8:37 am · Reply

  Beautifull pics

• Peter

  September 8, 2011 at 8:41 am · Reply

  Nice pictures…
  but as a NYC subway rider throughout the 1980s, gotta say these make it look a lot scarier than it really was.

  And have to assume that image with the gun was posed… you just don’t pull your camera out in a situation like that, and ya know its lit for the photo.

• Mikael

  October 19, 2011 at 11:40 am · Reply

  the first thing that come to my mind when i look at the first picture was:

  Young man, there’s no need to feel down.
  I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground.
  I said, young man, ’cause you’re in a new town
  There’s no need to be unhappy.

  Young man, there’s a place you can go.
  I said, young man, when you’re short on your dough.
  You can stay there, and I’m sure you will find
  Many ways to have a good time.

  It’s fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
  It’s fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.

• Mike

  January 30, 2012 at 5:15 pm · Reply

  Pic #3 was not staged… undercover police officer arresting a subway robber, 1979.