Episode 1740
New Doc "Drop Dead City," 50 Years After NYC's Fiscal Crisis
November 11, 202520m 25s
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Show Notes
[REBROADCAST FROM November 21, 2024] The new documentary, "Drop Dead City: New York on the Brink in 1975," tells the history of New York City's fiscal crisis in 1975. Directors Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn discuss the film, which is closing out the DOC NYC film festival.
Topics
socioeconomics_of_city_lifecrisis_documentary_storytellinghistorical_financial_criseshistorical_archive_reexaminationlifeamerican_economic_historypublic_service_cuts_historylocal_wnyceconomic_policy_failureshistorycity_governance_lessonsurban_survival_strategiescrimeurban_resilience_lessonsnew_york_city_bankruptcy_eramunicipal_budget_historyurban_fiscal_collapsemetropolitan_legacy_analysis1970s_urban_decline