Cohnhead methods em­phasize the last-minute smear, the appeal to ethnic prejudice, and the judicious use of patronage: “These people are haters. They'll stop at nothing and they're crazy.”

Three killings have been linked to show­ings of 'The Warriors' during the first week of its release. “They don't come here looking for trou­ble, but they see this movie and it ends up trouble”

“Rumors of Studio 54’s link with organized-crime figures began when it became known that Ian Schrag­er’s father was the late Louis Schrager, also known as 'Max the Jew,' the legendary chief of Williamsburg loan-shark and racketeer operations.”

“Here at last was art with access to a contemporary, white, English-speaking proletarian culture. It pos­ited kids whose very determination to survive took guts and whose unwillingness to give up the idea of victory was positively heroic”

A Big Apple rogue's gallery turned out to celebrate "the man who symbolizes evil to many in this city"

“We homosexuals cannot improve our world for ourselves and for those who follow us — and improving it is a duty we should all feel — if we ban the exploration of our problems.”

"It marks the first time a citizens' protest has been mounted against a film before it's in the can. And it has brought the gay community its most potent or­ganizing tool since the murder of Harvey Milk"

“William Friedkin, his crew, and his star, Al Pacino, invaded Jones Street Au­gust 10. Residents on the block hadn’t received prior notification. Nor had they been asked how they felt about ‘Cruising’ being shot on their block.”

Friction Between Asians and Latinos Grows With Influx

“No matter whose side history is on, Jews have always been expendable. And so long as we are expen­dable, to talk of ‘Jewish power’ is ob­scene.”