New York S01E01 · The Country and the City (1609–1825)

Overview

The series begins by identifying the key themes that shaped New York's history: commerce and capitalism, diversity and democracy, transformation and creativity. The episode charts the development of the city founded by the Dutch as a purely commercial enterprise, first as New Amsterdam, a freewheeling enclave of trade and opportunity; then as the British New York, a colony fueled by slavery which was bestowed as a birthday gift upon the Duke of York by his brother, King Charles; soon after as a strategically pivotal locale in the American Revolution; and ultimately as the city of New York: the nation's first capital and the place destined to define urban life in America -- and American ideals.

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1. 1 1. The Country and the City (1609–1825)1999-11-14 · 2h 0mThe series begins by identifying the key themes that shaped New York's history: commerce and capitalism, diversity and democracy, transformation and creativity. The episode charts
2. 2 2. Order and Disorder (1825–1865)1999-11-15 · 2h 0mAlready established as America's premier port, New York City swelled into the nation's greatest industrial metropolis as a massive wave of German and Irish immigration turned the c
3. 3 3. Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898)1999-11-16 · 2h 0mNow the spotlight shines on the growth, glamour and grief of New York during America's giddy postwar "Gilded Age." Exploring the incomparable wealth of the robber barons and the un
4. 4 4. The Power and the People (1898–1918)1999-11-17 · 2h 0mAs New York spilled into the new century, the extraordinary interplay of capitalism, democracy and transformation surged to a climax. During a single generation, over 10 million im
5. 5 5. Cosmopolis (1919–1931)1999-11-18 · 2h 0mIn this short but dazzling period, New York became the focal point of an extraordinary array of human and cultural energies, reaching its highest levels of urban excitement and gla
6. 6 6. City of Tomorrow (1929–1941)2001-09-30 · 2h 0mIn little more than ten years, immense new forces were unleashed in New York, from the Depression itself to the New Deal, which permanently altered the city and the country. Along
7. 7 7. The City and the World (1945–2000)2001-10-01 · 2h 0mIn exploring the social, economic and physical forces that swept through the city in the post-war period, Episode Seven examines the great African-American migration and Puerto Ric
8. 8 8. The Center of the World (1946–2003)2003-09-08 · 2h 0mExamines the rise and fall of the World Trade Center -- from its conception in the post-World War II economic boom, through its controversial construction in the 1960s and 1970s, t
9. 9 9. Shadows of the Past (1965-2001)2026-09-21 · 1h 54mTrace New York’s turbulent decline and rebirth in the last decades of the 20th century.
10. 10 10. The Future of Cities (2001-2026)2026-09-22 · 1h 55mFollow New York's transformation since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.