Episodes

  • Ep. 1: Each Death Unique and Ordinary
    Dec 1 2017
    [Contains explicit content] After crashing the memorial service for street photographer Bill Cunningham, Kathleen Horan realizes it’s the random but personal connections we make that give New York City its magic.
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    13 mins
  • Ep. 2: Douglas
    Dec 1 2017
    [Contains explicit content] Douglas is intimate with the city in a way few others will ever be: through its trash. From bloody pennies to a prized baseball card, the sanitation worker shares what he’s seen when no one was looking.
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    18 mins
  • Ep. 3: Mona
    Dec 1 2017
    [Contains explicit content] Tag sale guru Mona is an anchor for her clients whose lives are in transit. But even she isn’t immune to the complicated emotions involved in giving old stuff a new life.
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    11 mins
  • Ep. 4: Commander Rocky
    Dec 1 2017
    [Contains explicit content] Commander Rocky claims to have had an array of careers, from pimping to “starting hip hop.” Ultimately, a family tragedy led him to his life’s calling: leading a volunteer ambulance corps in Bed Stuy.
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    15 mins
  • Ep. 5: Zoe
    Dec 1 2017
    [Contains explicit content] Zoe was a sex worker for 20 years and has been a drug addict for even longer. She looks back at a lost era of New York City, dragging her years of hard living into the light.
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    13 mins
  • Ep. 6: Jared
    Dec 1 2017
    [Contains explicit content] Jared found success in DNA testing from an RV. His growing mobile fleet uncovers secrets, but the fallout often throws him in the middle of family dramas.
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    17 mins
  • Ep. 7: Frankie Cocktail
    Dec 1 2017
    [Contains explicit content] Frankie followed his love of costumes from the Navy to a Manhattan club. Now he can’t imagine a life without wigs, dresses, and the support of his co-stars.
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    20 mins
  • Ep. 8: Serge
    Dec 1 2017
    [Contains explicit content] Serge created a SoHo hotspot in his own image, celebrating promiscuity, gluttony, and inclusivity. After 40 years at the helm, he relishes sharing the sweet and sordid history of his bustling bistro.
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    13 mins