The Impossible Rise of Manhattan: From Dangerous Island to $1 Trillion GDP Powerhouse
12K views · Jul 7, 2026 · Education
Comments · 14
@dustinhinson2117 · 2 months ago
This needs WAY MORE views!!!!!
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@JaeBrazen · 2 months ago
This compliments your video on Brooklyn very well. <br>It'd be great to see one video on both of the Twin Cities/Boroughs.
@KbRonG · 2 months ago
Fantastic video. One of the best on YouTube. Need more videos with this approach. Facts. Not a multitude of needless comments. A great history video
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@paulf-t6z · 2 months ago (edited)
I think some of this was out of order. for example I think the highline and Hudson yards were both built after 9/11
@bongwelll · 2 months ago
Now we have a boss tweed in the Whitehouse. He also belongs in prison.
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@michaelcap9550 · 2 months ago
Tragic Fall YT coming soon thanks to Mandami.
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