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.
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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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