New York City considered building a 990 acre airport, covering Manhattan island. Proposed in 1946, the airport would have stretched 144 blocks from 24th to 71st street, and 9th Avenue to the Hudson River, standing 200 feet tall and costing 3 billion dollars. The space below would have contained restaurants, businesses and piers for ships to anchor. While it would have allowed for quick air transport directly into the heart of Manhattan, this project would have cost a ton, displaced thousands, and been a major eye sore.

Mike Moy says he was a gang member in New York City's Chinatown. He was recruited at his school's gates and then got involved in a gang in the 1970s. Moy claims he was involved in gambling houses, counterfeit money, bootleg kung fu movies, gunrunning, and credit-card fraud. He then joined the New York City Police Department as an officer in 1995 and worked there for 26 years. Moy discusses the Chinatown gang's links with the Italian Mafia and how extortion worked. He talks about the locations of safe houses in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan, and the secret smuggling tunnels around the city.

Francisco Gómez debunks the myth that there are no good tacos in NYC through a citywide 'taco tour' while discovering how food creates vibrant communities. He starts at La Morada in the South Bronx, trying their mushroom tacos with an Oaxacan touch and local ingredients. Next, he visits Birria-Landia, one of the first taco trucks to bring Tijuana-style birria tacos to the city (slow-cooked beef marinated in a secret adobo blend). Finally, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Taquería Ramírez's party atmosphere complements their traditional tacos inspired by the street flavors of Mexico City, such as Pastor and Tripa. Francisco not only enjoys diverse and incredible tacos but also immerses himself in the cherished taqueria communities.