The population of NYC wasn't appreciably less in 1965 than it is now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_York_City#Historical_Population_data htt

The population of NYC wasn't appreciably less in 1965 than it is now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_York_City#Historical_Population_data http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_York_City#H... 8.1MM in 2010, compared with ~7.8MM between 1960-1970