Here’s a clip of New York City during the early 1950s, focused mostly on the colorful neighborhoods of Harlem, Chinatown, and Little Italy. A map of the boroughs is included. 

Clip begins with a high-angled shot of a very wide Harlem street. There’s then a sidewalk filled with pedestrians. One store sign reads, “Ideal SHOES.” A black woman passes the camera, pushing her daughter in a quasi baby carriage, though her daughter is not a baby. Another wide sidewalk shows storefronts and lots of black women walking about. 

We then see a street that’s part of Little Italy in NYC. At the intersection, a horse is pulling a man in a covered wagon; a black car speeds past the wagon. A store has a sign that reads, “LIRERIA ITALIANA MUSICA CALENDARI E DISCHI.” The store’s owner appears to be Edward Rossi, who is also listed on the sign. An Italian kitchen worker wearing an apron speaks to a woman who is holding a baby on a sidewalk in Little Italy. The worker plays with the baby’s right hand. Behind the worker is a sign that reads, “ITALIAN RESTAURANT.” 

People browse through an open-air market. Crates of produce are on display and ready to be purchased. 

Next, we see a wide, high-angled shot of a street in Chinatown, NYC. One vertical sign reads, “TAI YAT LOY.” Other vertical signs say, “BAR” and “RESTAURANT.” Yet another vertical sign is in Chinese characters. 

Next, there is a medium shot of some store fronts, all in Chinatown. One business has the sign “CHOW MEIN GRAND RESTAURANT.” Another has the sign “TAILOR DRY PRESSING"; another part of the same sign is in Chinese. 

An older Chinese man with glasses stands in a doorway, reading a piece of paper, perhaps a letter or a bill that must be paid. He looks somewhat worried and definitely does not look happy. 

Two Chinese children stand on a small balcony outside their apartment window; they look down at the camera. 

Two Chinese boys wearing dark slacks and light-colored dress shirts play with yo-yos on a sidewalk. 

Four Chinese girls stand next to a brick wall, perhaps at school. Each of them is holding something: three of them hold small boxes while the fourth and tallest girl holds an attache case of sorts.

Next, the camera pans up to reveal hundreds of buildings. The narrator tells us that worn out tenements are being replaced by “groups of modern skyscraper homes.” In these homes, hundreds of families have their own “housekeeping apartments,” as the narrator puts it. A group of people, mostly women, are seen walking near these apartment buildings, which look like "projects." 

In the final shot, we see a map or graphic that shows and labels Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Long Island. Also on the map is New Jersey, Westchester, Connecticut, and Richmond, which appears to be a part of New Jersey.