End of an era? The life and times of Kitty Genovese.

Kitty was born during the Depression. Grew up during World War 2. Korean War. The Cold War. Cuban Missile Crisis. Kennedy assassination.

As awful as these events were, Americans were united.

Kitty, New York City born, raised and lifelong resident, witnessed the city at its Zenith.

How many moved out of NYC because of the New York Times article?

Remember Queens had the World Fair in 1964. How many people from out of town stayed away because of this incident? We will never know.

What followed her murder? Civil unrest and Draft protests.

To me, her murder, and the New York Times article represented the end of the great post-war era for New York City.