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DROP DEAD CITY

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IN CINEMA

Tuesday, October 14th at 7PM

DROP DEAD CITY

1975: THE YEAR NYC WENT BROKE

Peter Yost, Michael Rohatyn, 2024, 103 min.

In October 1975, then President Ford refused to bail out a fiscally strapped New York City. The Daily News headline blared “FORD TO NEW YORK: DROP DEAD” The headline encapsulated a city on the edge and the actions to save it, which still has impact on politics today. 

Post screening talk back with directors Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn


$15 General Admission / $7 Reduced Price

 
Earlier Event: October 9
CLAUDE McKAY from HARLEM to MARSEILLE
Later Event: October 15
LEILA AND THE WOLVES by Heiny Srour