New York: A Documentary Film

The Country and the City (1609–1825)

The series begins by identifying the key themes that shaped New York's history: commerce and capitalism, diversity and d

Order and Disorder (1825–1865)

Already established as America's premier port, New York City swelled into the nation's greatest industrial metropolis as

Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898)

Now the spotlight shines on the growth, glamour and grief of New York during America's giddy postwar "Gilded Age." Explo

The Power and the People (1898–1918)

As New York spilled into the new century, the extraordinary interplay of capitalism, democracy and transformation surged

Cosmopolis (1919–1931)

In this short but dazzling period, New York became the focal point of an extraordinary array of human and cultural energ

City of Tomorrow (1929–1941)

In little more than ten years, immense new forces were unleashed in New York, from the Depression itself to the New Deal

The City and the World (1945–2000)

In exploring the social, economic and physical forces that swept through the city in the post-war period, Episode Seven

The Center of the World (1946–2003)

Examines the rise and fall of the World Trade Center -- from its conception in the post-World War II economic boom, thro

The Future of Cities (2003–2025), Part 1

Explores the eventful history of New York across the tumultuous first two decades of the 21st century, starting in the a

The Future of Cities (2003–2025), Part 2