How accurate is Taxi driver in it's representation of 1970s New York? In terms of crime, squalor, and decadence? Was New York truly that troubled and filthy?
Hi, not discouraging further discussion here, but you may find several previous treads interesting
[Why did New York City deteriorate in the late 1960s and 70s, only to recover in the late 70s and 80s?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1xak26/why_did_new_york_city_deteriorate_in_the_late/)
[Why did 1970s New York City look like a war zone?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4e7c0r/why_did_1970s_new_york_look_like_a_war_zone)
[So I keep hearing that in the 1970s that New York was in terrible shape. What happened?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3wnhkc/so_i_keep_hearing_that_in_the_1970s_that_new_york/) - thread includes links to a few more