Off Limits: Transforming the Big Apple

Transforming the Big Apple

New York City's crowded urban concrete jungle is nearly unrecognizable from the swampy wilderness it once was. Don explores the hidden corners of New York where lost traces of the city can still be found.

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Drudging Through Gowanus Canal

Don wades through the polluted waters of Gowanus, a toxic ...

02:47

A Church of Freedom

Don visits Plymouth Church and learns about its key role in ...

02:17

Explore the Hidden River

Don visits Yonkers' 'hidden river' and learns how the city ...

02:35

Their Ship Has Sailed

Don visits a ship graveyard and explains what left these ...

01:43

Flushed Through Gowanus

Don walks through a flushing tunnel and meets some saltwater ...

01:41

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Pasha Restaurant

Just a few blocks from Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Pasha is a Turkish restaurant enjoyed by the Off Limits crew.

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The High Line

The High Line was a 13-mile- elevated railroad platform that was originally constructed in the 1930s to take dangerous freight trains off of Manhattan's crowded streets. Portions of the original High Line have been transformed into a public park.

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Bryant Park

Bryant Park is one of Manhattan's more popular parks, where thousands of nine-to-fivers gather during their lunch hour to lounge on the grass and take advantage of the free WIFI.

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Chelsea Piers

First opened as passenger ship terminal, the Chelsea Piers was the intended destination of the ill-fated Titanic in April of 1912. Today, this area is a 28-acre public recreation wonderland along Manhattan's Hudson River.

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