Assignment: NYC Episode 3
New York continues to grow through the greatest concentration of both wealth and poverty in the world and through massive corruption. Pioneering photojournalist Jacob Riis shines a light on the appalling conditions of the tenements. The city gains the massive, beautiful Brooklyn Bridge. As the the 19th Century comes to a close, New York consolidates five boroughs and the city becomes a metropolis. Meet epic characters—Boss Tweed, J.P. Morgan, and Al Smith.
