Empire City

Year: 1985

Runtime: 89 mins

Language: English

Director: Michael Blackwood

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A film essay juxtaposes contemporary New York City with its “golden age” of 1830‑1930, featuring commentary from leading political and cultural figures. Made amid a boom in real‑estate development and simultaneous population displacement, it examines the tension between service‑driven midtown corporate headquarters and the peripheral neighborhoods inhabited by under‑educated minorities, highlighting growing alienation.

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