POV: It’s 1988 and you’ve just got home from Bloomingdales… your friend is coming over with a VHS and a bottle of wine 📼 [AI] New York City in 1988 was a fast, loud, and magnetic place… gritty in parts, glamorous in others, and always alive. The skyline was dominated by the Twin Towers, cabs filled the streets, and cigarette smoke drifted through restaurants and lobbies. Uptown buzzed with old money and polished routines, while downtown thrived on underground art, punk clubs, and fashion…