Blank City 2010 Today, Manhattan is a byword for overpriced property, overexposed landmarks and overdressed fashionistas In the late 70s, however, it was rat infested, crime crippled, cheap and nasty somewhere for America to dump its immigrants, poor people and artists Music, art, fashion and filmmaking burgeoned, fueled by drugs, dares, fads, feuds, and a fair helping of madness