This brief look at mid nineteenth century New York City, a period of mass immigration, street gangs, political corruption, and the worst civilian insurrection in the country's history, lends insight into the inspiration for Martin Scorsese's new movie, Gangs of New York.

An overview of the history of the era, and the realities of the commercial conflicts, racism, rivalries, and dangers that plagued 19th Century New York.

A documentary on the making of Martin Scorsese's 1977 Jazz drama New York, New York

A US steel king pawns the gems of his daughter who is loved by a student and a crook.

Biff Dugan, the eldest son of a poor family living in a tenement on the squalid East Side of New York, leads a gang of hoodlums, among whose members is his brother Porky. Their sister Jess is a consumptive whose health was ruined in a sweatshop.

Silent drama with two different New York stories. One tells of a good man led astray until a dream causes him to change his ways. The other is about a man whose despair over his love marrying another is lifted through increasingly unlikely events.

A Quasi-Musical Comedy Web Series about an unlikely candidate for the Mayor of New York and his even less qualified campaign manager/best-friend/family-friend/roommate.

A look at the creation of The Pogues' song "Fairytale of New York".

Reveals the immense new forces that were unleashed in New York.

New York City horse carriage drivers join with Liam Neeson to fight for their livelihood against animal rights groups and the city's mayor set on defeating them.