In 1892, Ellis Island, in New York Bay, became the main gateway to the United States for immigrants arriving increasingly from Europe. The story of immigration to the United States from 1892 to 1954, an enthralling polyphonic narrative that embraces both small and great history.

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans dis...

Dubbed New York's "Queen of the Night," proto–club kid Susanne Bartsch has been throwing unforgettab...

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show ...

A Queens man has discovered enough hidden treasure — bits of diamonds, rubies, platinum and gold — o...

La Salsa Vive is a vibrant cinematic exploration of Afro-Cuban music's history, tracing its roots fr...

Martin Scorsese’s electrifying concert documentary captures The Rolling Stones live at New York’s Be...
The shape-shifting and enigmatic hip hop artist Kool Keith has managed to surprise, shock, and enrag...

"Take my love" is a documentary film about "Las Patronas", a group of women who daily cook, pack and...

New York City's beloved Ukrainian restaurant Veselka is best known for its borscht and varenyky, but...

Taken in 1896 on the Boulevard (upper Broadway) on the occasion of a bicycle parade in the heyday of...

The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting t...

New York cab and black car drivers are facing economic and emotional hardship in a city dominated by...

Kicked out by his parents, a gay teenager leaves small-town Indiana for New York's Greenwich Village...

Shortly before Christmas 1744, Vienna, the center of power in the Habsburg Empire, is the scene of a...

A documentary about a case of police brutality in the 80's NYC, the killing of graffiti artist Micha...

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of...

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When t...