NYC Revealed (Season 2)
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NYC Revealed (Season 2)

New York. America’s largest city. Here is how a mostly unseen network of infrastructure systems works in unison to keep the city breathing.
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Episodes

  1. S2 E1 - World Trade Center

    August 16, 2022
    24min
    ALL
    The Twin Towers were icons on the New York skyline. Then in the course of one September morning they were gone. What followed was more than two decades of competing visions and continual setbacks that finally culminated in the city’s newest landmark.
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  2. S2 E2 - Pigeons

    August 16, 2022
    24min
    13+
    Pigeons and New Yorkers: it's a relationship that dates back centuries and like most New York City relationships... it's complicated. Some hate them while others can't get enough of them. But who's right?
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  3. S2 E3 - Empire State Building

    August 18, 2022
    24min
    13+
    It was once the tallest building in the world. Today its presence on New York City's skyline remains unmatched. The nearly century-old Empire State Building is an intricate ecosystem having undergone a complete modernization both inside and out.
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  4. S2 E4 - Ports

    December 8, 2022
    24min
    ALL
    New York’s Harbor is as large as it is complex home to six container terminals that move millions of pounds of cargo every day.
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  5. S2 E5 - Skyscrapers

    August 16, 2022
    24min
    13+
    New York's skyline is constantly changing as the city continues to build up. But building here comes with its own particular set of challenges: confined spaces subways and a general lack of land. It's a task New York's construction workers and architects are particularly well-trained to face.
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  6. S2 E6 - Food

    August 17, 2022
    25min
    13+
    New York City has the best food. But getting all that grub to New Yorkers is no easy task. Most of it comes from one critical point in the Bronx: the Hunts Point Distribution Center. Each year 4.5 billion pounds of food makes its way to the city's restaurants food stores and Bodegas
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  7. S2 E7 - FDNY

    December 8, 2022
    25min
    ALL
    New York City’s Fire Department boasts prestige and pedigree. The department leads the world for innovation but it is also shaped by tragedy. Fueled by preparation coordination and bravery the FDNY makes it safer for New Yorkers to be New Yorkers.
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  8. S2 E8 - Grand Central Terminal

    December 8, 2022
    24min
    ALL
    New York City is the heart of America’s train system.At its center stands Grand Central Terminal. The station’s Beaux-Arts style has attracted both tourists and commuters alike for over a century. But keeping it all on track requires hundreds of conductors station managers and rescue workers.
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  9. S2 E9 - Roads

    December 8, 2022
    24min
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    New York might have America’s best public transit systems but its roads are just as important. Each day the city plays host to an intricate dance of pedestrians cyclists and vehicles. Keeping it all running smoothly takes grit street sweepers thousands of cameras and a whole lot of asphalt.
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