The oughts are almost over and the teens are just around the corner. Since I just realized this today, I’ll be grouping up on my look back at each year of the decade. Today: 2000-2002.

Back when we were partying like it was 1999, some were concerned about Y2K. The millennium went off without a hitch. Unfortunately, a year and 9 months later, we got a front row seat to what disaster looks like. Obviously, September 11, 2001 is New Yorkers’ most unforgettable event of the decade and possibly the century.

My special NYC moment of New Year’s eve 2002? We said good riddance to Mayor Guiliani! Complain as much as you want about Bloomberg, but Guiliani was the devil.

A Decade in NYC. Part II
A Decade in NYC. Part III
A Decade in NYC. Final Chapter