This eight-part, 16½-hour television event explores New York City's rich history as the premier laboratory of modern life. A sweeping narrative covering nearly 400 years and 400 square miles, it reveals a complex and dynamic city that has played an unparalleled role in shaping the nation and reflecting its ideals.
The Country and the City (1609–1825)
Order and Disorder (1825–1865)
Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898)
The Power and the People (1898–1918)
Cosmopolis (1919–1931)
City of Tomorrow (1929–1941)
The City and the World (1945–2000)
The Center of the World (1946–2003)
Gourmet Makes
Street Food Icons
The Naked Brothers Band
Diagnosis: Unknown
The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness
Mama's Boy
Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities
Jung Hae In's Travel Log
The Magnificent Three: Amsterdam, London, New York
New York: America's Busiest City
9/11: One Day in America
Sex Diaries
Lenox Hill
Fear City: New York vs The Mafia
Homicide
Prohibition
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
New York Wine and Table
Emergency: NYC
American Suburbia