Walk through Central Park and the Garment District and hop a ferry past the Statue of Liberty in New York City
Walk through Central Park and the Garment District and hop a ferry past the Statue of Liberty in New York City
A look at New York City in the 1980s, showing activity in the Garment District and views of the public transportation system and the urban landscape, including the twin towers of the World Trade Center, which were destroyed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack.
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NARRATOR: New York City is the most densely populated city in the United States and one of the most culturally diverse in the world.
From the shoreline to the noisy inner city, immense efforts have been made to clean and beautify New York as well as to improve the safety and general quality of life in this large and crowded city.
Although it is primarily composed of looming concrete buildings, New York City is also home to many lovely parks, one of the most famous of which is Central Park.
Here in the city's garment district, bustle begins in the early morning. Workers can be heard wheeling merchandise up and down Seventh Avenue from garment house to garment house.
The city's transportation network—from subways, buses, and trains to the carriage rides offered in Central Park to the ferry lines in the harbor—services both work and leisure.
From the shoreline to the noisy inner city, immense efforts have been made to clean and beautify New York as well as to improve the safety and general quality of life in this large and crowded city.
Although it is primarily composed of looming concrete buildings, New York City is also home to many lovely parks, one of the most famous of which is Central Park.
Here in the city's garment district, bustle begins in the early morning. Workers can be heard wheeling merchandise up and down Seventh Avenue from garment house to garment house.
The city's transportation network—from subways, buses, and trains to the carriage rides offered in Central Park to the ferry lines in the harbor—services both work and leisure.