New York, a documentary film. [Episode 2], Order and disorder, 1825-1865

The completion of the Erie Canal creates an explosion of economic opportunities for New York. Immigration also increases exponentially, with the Irish escaping the Great Famine. The Tammany Hall political machine rises to power as a method. The building of Central Park commences, and 20 years of economic growth end with the Panic of 1857. Abraham Lincoln vaults to the presidency based on appearances he made in New York, and soon the country dissolves into Civil War. A mostly Irish mob riots at the injustice of the 1863 Conscription Act. Post-riot New York struggles to implement more and better social services. William M. "Boss" Tweed becomes the chief of Tammany Hall.