During the latter half of the twentieth century, New York transformed from a city defined by danger and disorder to a beacon of vitality and prosperity. Director Matthew Taylor and producer Michelle Taylor’s Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York chronicles the city’s renewal and introduces the people and ideas responsible for its momentous turnaround.

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