[1980-1981] New Year's Eve in Times Square (ABC News footage)

Filmed by ABC News cameramen, this footage shows the festivities in Times Square during New Year’s Eve 1980-81. The focus was on the 'Guardian Angels'—an organisation with the goal of unarmed crime prevention—and their handling of the crowds in Times Square. The voices you hear are those of the Guardian Angels group and members of the crowd, as the Guardian Angels were attached with microphones during the filming of this footage.

Obtained from the ABC News Archives.