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THIS WEEK ON ROOFTOP TV:
LOST NEW YORK
(1/28/09 on MNN, Ch. 67 and www.mnn.org)
By Rooftop Films on 01/28/2009
Filed under: Rooftop NewsWed. 1/28/09, 9pm on MNN, Ch. 67 & www.mnn.org
Lost New York
The city reveals its secrets in little pockets of forgotten cultures, abandoned caverns, and ubiquitous hovels we try to ignore. (The companion episode to next week's Found New York.) Films:
Why are there always jewelry stores next to check-cashing spots? Why is there only 1 bank per 50,000 people living in Bushwick? Is it actually fun to make it rain on the streets of Brooklyn with real dollar bills? Dallas and Rafi take us around check-cashing joints in Brooklyn to answer these and other questions. Says Dallas: "You know you've made it when you go from check-cashing fees to ATM fees."
The Last Butcher in Little Italy (Laura Terruso | New York | 5:45)
Unlike most Italian Americans, Moe Albanese never left Little Italy. Born on Elizabeth Street in 1925, Moe grew up on this street and helped his parents run their small butcher shop. Today, this shop is the last that remains of Elizabeth Street's Italian American history. At eighty two, Moe is the shops only employee.
Covered Tracks (Nathan Kensinger | New York | 12:00)
An exploration of life and death underneath Manhattan, travelling through a 50 block-long train tunnel which was once an underground homeless city.
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