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NYC Disco Civil War memorial

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NYC DISCO CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL - AUGUST 18, 1978


Manhattan is the birthplace of the Disco Revolution. It’s also the home of the second largest civil war in our nation’s history. 


In the mid-1970's, disco music surged to mainstream popularity, and the bridge- and-tunnel crowd flocked to Manhattan dance clubs, sparking deadly clashes with disco purists, in a summer of violence that would come to be known as the NYC Disco Civil War. 


This statue was erected by Mayor Ed Koch  in  1980 with a warning to future generations to “Just behave yourselves!”


The Aftermath

​The war's conclusion unleashed a cultural movement that quickly exploded beyond the mainstream. It oversaturated the market with a deluge of novelty songs, TV sitcoms, variety shows, and slapstick comedies. This brief phenomenon vanished swiftly into the annals of history, proving the conflict and bloodshed were all for naught.


Pop Culture  References:

  • The movie the warriors was inspired by the events of the summer of the NYC disco civil war. 
  • Today the monument  stands as a mirror of our current times and social temperature 
  • The monument titled 4 on the flour refers to drum beat where the bass drum hits every quarter note (beats 1, 2, 3, 4) in a 4/4 time signature, creating a driving, steady pulse for genres like disco.
  • That and all 4 figures will be on the floor.

Where to see the Monument

The NYC Disco Cicil War Memorial Monument will be on display at the Battery Park Entrance by the Staten Island Ferry. 

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