00:00the actual soul of the city,
00:01that began in the 1800s and 1900s
00:03as millions of searching immigrants arrived.
00:05For families coming from Europe, Asia, and Latin America,
00:09this massive port was the very first glimpse
00:11of America they ever had.
00:12And in more recent decades,
00:14the city faced unimaginable trials,
00:16surviving the devastating tragedy of 9-11,
00:18and of course, global pandemics.
00:20But here's the thing, every single time it faced a war,
00:23an economic crash, a terrorist attack, or a disease,
00:25the city stood back up stronger than before.
00:28That unbreakable fighting spirit,
00:30it was permanently forged into the city's identity,
00:33the heartbeat of diversity.
00:35Now we're getting into the kinetic,
00:36incredibly fast-moving reality of modern New York City.
00:40Over eight million people.
00:42Just wrap your head around that for a second.
00:44Today, a staggering number of people call this place home.
00:47We're talking about residents
00:49from nearly every single country on the planet.
00:51And what makes this number so incredible
00:53is that they speak hundreds of different languages.
00:55You can walk through different neighborhoods
00:57and hear English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic,
01:00Urdu, Russian, Korean,
01:01making this extreme diversity
01:03the true heartbeat of the city.
01:04It's not just normal here,
01:06it's absolutely essential to how the whole machine works.
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