1971, New York City.

More and more boys are returning from the jungles of 'Nam, hippies trying to make everyone love each other with a healthy dose of marijuana and LSD, and disco is the fad that just keeps on giving, with rock holding on by a thread.

Meanwhile, players like Frank Lucas, Nicky Barnes and the Mafia, led by the Five Families, as well as many unorganized players try to fight for control of the heroin trade in New York City, with the NYPD and the New York DEA office trying to see which gangster will bribe them the most.

Civil strife is an at an all time high, and dissatisfaction all over NYC has left Mayor John Lindsay embattled as crime rates keep ticking up, rents keep ticking up and corrupt policemen keep making headlines.

Welcome to the Big, Rotten Apple that is New York City, playa.