# @thirteenwnet on YouTube

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- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=z5N1MFNmAPU
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:00:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** THIRTEEN (@thirteenwnet) — https://gondola.cc/thirteenwnet

## Caption

In 2014, Bill Moyers and journalist Warren St. John expose how super-tall luxury skyscrapers along West 57th Street — also known as "Billionaires Row" — cast massive shadows across Central Park, altering the cityscape for millions of residents and visitors. Multi-million dollar penthouses like "One57" serve as empty "safe deposit boxes" in the sky, while working-class residents face sky-rocketing living costs and a shortage of affordable housing under Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration. A closer look into political campaign contributions to former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's campaign, questionable tax breaks, and state legislation reveals how deep financial influence shapes Manhattan's real estate. Civic advocates, park visitors, and local communities organize public protests and call for zoning reform to protect sunlight and public green spaces.

"Moyers & Company," from the THIRTEEN Vault, was a weekly 30-minute series aimed at helping viewers make sense of our tumultuous times through the insight of America's strongest thinkers. The program also featured Moyers' hallmark essays on democracy.

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## Tags

incomeinequality, zoninglaws, thestoryofnewyork, realestate, one57, billmoyers, pbs, billionairesrow, architecture, thirteen, affordablehousing, centralpark

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