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S1.E1 ∙ 1980-83: Chaos Spells Opportunity
November 29, 2020At the dawn of the '80s, America finds itself in deep decline. New York seems to symbolise everything that's gone wrong. It's crime-ridden, strapped for cash, dark, and dirty.
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S1.E2 ∙ 1983-85: Nothing in Their Way
November 29, 2020It's 1983, and the Big Apple is back, Wall Street is booming, and yuppies are crowding the clubs.
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S1.E3 ∙ 1985-86: Image is Everything
December 6, 2020By the mid '80s, five larger-than-life New Yorkers, Donald Trump, Ivan Boesky, Leona Helmsley, John Gotti, and Rudy Giuliani, start to change the way people think about power and success.
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S1.E4 ∙ 1986-87: Secrets & Lies
December 13, 2020It's 1986, and New Yorkers are fawning over five seemingly unstoppable icons: Donald Trump, Ivan Boesky, Leona Helmsley, John Gotti, and Rudy Giuliani. Every day seems to bring a new celebration of their success.
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S1.E5 ∙ 1987-90: Party's Over
December 20, 2020Black Monday hits, the market crashes, and the great bull market of the '80s goes down with it. New York and the country as a whole are left with a brutal hangover, ending the party for the Emperors of New York as well.
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S1.E6 ∙ Legacy of the '80s: Greed Is Still Good
December 20, 2020At the dawn of the '90s, the titans who helped remake New York City are either sitting in jail, awaiting sentencing, or licking their wounds after humiliating defeats. The same public that celebrated their success celebrates their fall from grace.