80's and 90's was just insane open air dealing in every city. Explosion of coke/crack just made open air drug dealing rampant with that and the heroin, weed, PCP, etc. I mean you talk open air, talk NYC 80's and 90's... Jesus Christ. The stories I have heard before Giuliani destroyed it.
Even I talk to dudes 10 years older than me that were copping in Newark in the late 90's and they said it was just 10x crazier than it is now. You had dudes lined up for blocks and blocks, cars lined up. Talk about 1970's Harlem.. American Gangster stuff. I mean shit even I noticed it in the 5 or so years I've been doing dope.. when I started in like 2005-2006.. you could catch a hundred dealers out at the projects on a summer day in JC.. rushing your car for your business. Over the months I noticed less and less dudes. Especially in the Winter time, only the hardcore dudes are grinding out in the cold. But it's not like it was 5-6 years ago, that's for sure.. and I'm sure as hell positive it ain't like the 90's. But you know with the recent slashing of the police force, increased failed drug policy, Mexican drug war escalating, etc.. I have a feeling streets will be hopping once again. I have a feeling things are on the upswing.. a new breed of kids/dealers are coming up, people get paroled. Last few years been dead.. I mean it's not barren. You can drive around and still cop in Newark/Paterson in 5 mins if you know where to go 100%.. but last few years have been in a slump. I think the drug dealers will hit another home run soon. Can't wait to cruise North Jersey in the summer time and see all the dudes out. Sure brings back memories. Good things in the future.