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Secrets of New York

Secrets of New York poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States

How it feels

Each episode of this series looks at different parts of New York City's history like famous buildings. It shares interesting facts from the past and ends with a little-known piece of information.

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What happens

Secrets of New York is an American documentary television series created by Arick Wierson and presented by Kelly Choi. The series premiered on February 2, 2005 and is produced by NYC Media, the official public broadcast service of New York City. The show won six New York Emmy Awards in 2007 and five in 2008. Secrets of New York airs on WNYE-TV, WNBC and on PBS stations nationwide and has been recognized for its approach to the television documentary format. Each episode describes an aspect of the history of New York City, such as a building, ending with one obscure fact presented as a "secret". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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