There are roughly 3,000 drinking establishments* in NYC today. How many speakeasies did New York have during prohibition?
(* drinking establishments = restaurants, bars, and nightclubs)
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> Keep in mind that NYC had about half of its current population in 1930.
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30,000.
Yes, thirty thousand speakeasies. Half the population, 10 times the drinking joints.
That is 1 joint for every 200 people in 1930.
Current NYC ratio is 1 joint for every 2400 people. <
Do you want to change your guess?
The answer is...
30,000.
Yes, thirty thousand speakeasies. Half the population, 10 times the drinking joints.
That is 1 joint for every 200 people in 1930.
Current NYC ratio is 1 joint for every 2400 people. <
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