In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, residents face rising rents, a legacy of environmental racism, and the loss of industrial jobs that once defined their community. When a global developer purchases a massive industrial complex with plans for a shiny new “innovation district,” a grassroots fight erupts.Â
Emergent City is a powerful story of place, resistance, and people refusing to be pushed out—all while redefining what the future of New York City should look like. Co-produced with ITVS.Â
The award-winning television series POV presents the broadcast premiere of Emergent City TONIGHT at 10 p.m. ET. Watch it on PBS (check local listings) or stream it online or the PBS App.
Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, Open Society Foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding comes from Nancy Blachman and David desJardins, Bertha Foundation, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust, Park Foundation, Sage Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Chris and Nancy Plaut, Abby Pucker, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee and public television viewers. POV is presented by a consortium of public television stations, including KQED San Francisco, WGBH Boston and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.ORG.
