FOX 5 New York | October 1984 NYC News | That Was the News Then: Episode 7 @fox5ny | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 23 hours ago.
The year was 1984, Ghost Busters and Gremlins had us all packing into theaters. When Doves Cry by Prince ruled the radio and this is what New Yorkers were watching on the news in October:

0:00 Introduction
0:25 Deadly eviction attempt
3:33 Hotel fire kills 15
08:32 NYC subway problems
10:43 NYC Marathon

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