1974 SPECIAL REPORT: NEW YORK, NEW YORK... In Praise of New York City!!
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Published 2015-04-05
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This segment of a program, hosted by Andy Rooney, examines the bizarre love-hate relationship that residents and tourists feel towards New York City. Highlights and topics discussed include the following: the troubles people have getting on and off the island of Manhattan; why entering Manhattan via one of the bridges costs money while leaving the island costs nothing; why the city is best known for its appearance rather than its substance; how residents seem to blend into the city as time goes by, while tourists remain easily identifiable; how the beauty of the city is sometimes hidden in remote yet obvious places; the fabulous places in which you can live -- provided you have the funds; the way Central Park is an essential space in a city full of tall, ominous buildings; how the unpredictable weather does not appear to phase anybody; why times of trouble produce an unbreakable and unchallenged camaraderie among New Yorkers; how the rich and the poor cross paths everyday without expressing much envy or sympathy; how fashions and trends seem to arrive in the city before reaching the rest of the country; and why people persevere through overabundant low periods of life in the city compared to the rare high moments.
("In Praise of New York" originally aired on February 1, 1974, at 9:00 PM EST, as part of an hour-long documentary special entitled "New York, New York." The special featured the Rooney piece and a segment by Warren Wallace called "To Hell with New York." This copy of "In Praise of New York" is from a 1976 repeat telecast of "New York, New York.")
All Comments (21)
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I want MY New York to go back to this earthy feel. Who says you can never go back? Keep the faith Peoples👊✊❤
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I like looking at stuff like this, it's a time capsule, a look at the past.
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WOW...incredible how this first reporter came out and simply, openly, stated his racial bias. He even spoke about how badly he felt about it. One can even say he was disgusted by his inner feelings. He even attempted to put himself in the shoes of the black, disenfranchised, population, even though he knew he couldn't totally do it with 100% authenticity. People these days would never, ever, say such things for fear of retribution from the entire world. I have a feeling that most people, no matter how much they preach about not having these types of thoughts, have them lurking somewhere in in the recesses of their minds. They just come out and act holier than thou because it's the right thing to say or do. A news piece such as this, is a thing of the past. It's an unfortunate thing...that people can't be honest with themselves or those around them and simply talk bout their true feeling for fear of being publicly crucified!!! I'm not by any means condoning such feelings. But, I know it's out there no matter how much people want to believe it's not.
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loving that the commercials were retained in this upload. Happy to have been a child (a toddler, to be exact) of this era
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Nine year old me misses the New York lived in, why the fuck did I leave, sure it's different now but New York will always be home to me, I hope someday I'll go back.
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Wow! One of the best (short) documentaries about New York, I've ever seen. Honest. Informative. Balanced. Clever Dialog. And, thoroughly entertaining. Thanks a lot.
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Love NYC and love the 70's. Great, intelligent documentary.
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Ty for the upload. I wasn't born in this era but it's so nostalgic to see what NY was like way back in the day.
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Brutally honest. News won't dare go there today.
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I was 13 yrs old in 1974. All I remember were alot of old ppl. I thought 60 was old then and some them looked it. Now I'm 60 but don't look it or feel it.
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Great pieces of real New York. Lived there in the seventies.
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"To Hell With New York" was an awesome segment. Love watching the old commercials too :)
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I was going from first grade to second grade that year of 1973 and I remember the city looking exactly like that including the citywide changeover from Mercury Vapor streetlights to HPS. Hated the orange glow as a kid, appreciated it as an adult motorist. Can't stand the LED streetlights of today.
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This is a great time capsule. Thank you for posting it!
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As a kid, this was the city I remember. Always felt at home here - the city - even though I lived on Long Island. Probably cause most of these midtowners were Long Islanders themselves.
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I like the second guy, real accurate with his assessment of us New Yorkers
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This is the real news 📰
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This was recorded in 1976 not 1974 on an old VHS (original; early model) machine. Of course the tape survived very much intact; a testament to the power and longevity of tape. Still have some old tapes of my own still well preserved with many old commercials still on them -- one with Barbara Eden. Temperature was important as it pertained to its survivability. Good environment then good results.
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loved the honesty here.
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Black people in NY didn't only live in Slums... there were nice parts of the Bronx, Sugar Hill in Harlem and throughout Brooklyn and Queens... so he is wrong that we only lived in run down parts... although these were the more "fun" exciting parts
