When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community gained some visibility and, over time, both in Spanish Harlem and the Bronx, neighborhoods plagued by poverty, drugs and crime, Hispanic identity was reborn and strengthened, thanks to a syncretic and intentionally popular music that eventually conquered the entire city.

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame...

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

Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the R...

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affai...
A collection of personal anecdotes from those who have navigated through a tumultuous year in Americ...

Acclaimed stand up comic Clay Horwitz embarks on a culinary adventure of New York City, bringing the...

In his second acoustic music special, acclaimed pianist Arthur Hanlon once again joins forces with a...

Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a g...

Kristina, a self-named Hungarian female lion tamer, arrives in New York to become a dance choreograp...

Observations at Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal, which is one of the most fascinating stations fo...

Tito del Amo, a passionate 72-year-old researcher, takes the final step to unravel the enigma about ...

The life of a woman is transformed after she is diagnosed with a terminal disease, fired from her jo...

Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.

A collaboration between filmmaker Ayoka Chenzira and performance artist Thomas Pinnock, who performs...

Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes ent...

Ironworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly young...

John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises t...

A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the...

A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of N...

Eleven-year-old New York City public school kids journey into the world of ballroom dancing and reve...