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Explore the story of New York from the end of the 20th century through the first quarter of the 21st—one of the most dramatic, demanding and transformational periods in the city’s history. In this two-part follow-up to the landmark 8-part NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM, witness an epic portrait of America’s largest city through decades of challenge, growth and change.

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Corporate funding for NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM "Shadows of the Past" and "The Future of Cities" was provided by Hudson River Trading. Major funding was provided by the American Express Foundation, Simons Foundation, The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Google.org (through the Tides Foundation), the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Estate of Roland Karlen, Elaine and W. Weldon Wilson, and The Rockefeller Foundation. Support was also provided by Angela and Robert Kissane, the Ford Foundation / JustFilms, Roger and Susan Hertog, the Henry Luce Foundation, the Carson Family Charitable Trust, The Overbrook Foundation, Arthur G. Altshul, Jr. and Rula Jebreal, and by the following individuals and institutions: Fiona and Eric Rudin, Agnes Gund, Howard Morgan, The Burton P. & Judith B. Resnick Foundation, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Malkin, Leon and Toby Cooperman, The Schwartz Family Foundation, Jessica & Jerry Seinfeld, the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, The Walentas Family Foundation, the Gorman Family, Richard K. DeScherer, Nathalie Kaplan & David Einhorn, Marcie Pantzer, Susie Lopez, Ellin & Ron Delsener, Amy Cappellazzo & Joanne Rosen, Wendy Chaikin, Jonathan Haidt & Jayne Riew, and by public television viewers.
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