PHOTO: As Police and residents riot over control of the park, an injured man is wheeled out on a stretcher in the summer of 1988, at the link! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: Squatters set fire to their pre-fab housing in Tompkins Square Park as firefighters try to extinguish them during protests in 1989, at the link! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: In 1989, a year after the Police riot, demonstrators meet again in Tompkins Square to protest the tearing down of squatters' shacks, at the link! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: A year after the 88 Police riot, demonstrators showdown with cops again over squatters' rights and the park's homeless population. Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: Betty Boop made her Macy's Parade debut in 1985. Check her out floating high above Times Square at the link! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: Rev. James Parks Morton blesses an elephant at the Blessing of the Animals ceremony in 1985, at the link! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: Wildman Steve Brills was famously arrested in 1983 for leading his ecological tours of the city's parks. Here he is with some wild garlic outside Prospect Park in 1987, at the link! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: Skaters charge from the starting line to begin the 26.2 mile Brooklyn Rollathon in 1980, at the link! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: Pedestrians battle fierce winds and rain during Hurricane Gloria in 1985, at the link! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: Artist Keith Haring at work on a giant six-story banner saluting the Statue of Liberty on her 100th birthday in 1986, at the link! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: Front page of Tuesday, December 9, 1980, edition of the Daily News, with headline reading "John Lennon Slain Here - Ex-Beatle Shot; Nab Suspect," at the link! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: Tony and Emmy award winning actor Gregory Hines stops in for a drink in this pic from 1989, at the link! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: From 1976 to 1989, the Lone Star Cafe was a hit Texas-themed Village nightclub. Check out James Brown backstage in 1985 at the link! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: Diana Ross seems ready to take off at her 1983 concert in Central Park. Click "More Info" to view photo. Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: In 1983, New Zealander Rod Dixon left second-place Geoff Smith on the ground after a narrow victory. Click "More Info" for this incredible historic pic! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: Richard Nixon prefers coffee, and takes it at an unknown UES diner near here in 1980, at the link! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: Former President Jimmy Carter takes a stroll with his wife outside in 1984, but doesn't come in for a movie. You'll see why, at the link! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: Johnny Roastbeef gets whacked after buying a Caddy and fur coat for his wife. Martin Scorsese filming "Goodfellas" around the corner at Hillside and Bessemer St in 1989. Photo at the link! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: Charlie Rouse plays a sax tribute at the funeral for jazz legend Thelonious Monk in 1982, at the link. Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: In 1983, New Zealander Rod Dixon left second-place Geoff Smith on the ground after a narrow victory. Click "More Info" for this incredible historic pic! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: Fastest woman in New York! Marathon legend Grete Waitz crosses finish line during 1984 New York City Marathon. Photo at the link! Mehr erfahren.
PHOTO: In 1985 the Daily News caught this incredible shot of the Castellano mob hit right outside the restaurant, at the link! Mehr erfahren.
