It’s been a long, long time since 1977, but apparently not long enough for the city, which still has a restriction on four Midwood parking spaces that dates to a more than three-decades old sewage project. Which begs the question: are the Bee Gees still blaring in the offices of the Department of Transportation? Here’s a comparison of then and now:
Price of gas (per gallon):
1977: 67-cents
2012 $3.65
Subway fare:
1977: 50-cents
2012: $2.25
Parking ticket:
1977: $15–$25
2012: $36–$180
Top of the music charts:
1977: Rod Stewart
2012: Carly Rae Jepsen
Brooklyn summer drama:
1977: 25 hours of blackout-induced looting
2012: Fights at a Williamsburg pool
Reach reporter Eli Rosenberg at erosenberg@cnglocal.com or by calling (718) 260-2531. And follow him at twitter.com/emrosenberg.