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EPISODE · Nov 15, 2025 · 48 MIN

Michael Rohatyn and Peter Yost’ Drop Dead City

from Lit NYC · host Harry Siegel

The creators of the acclaimed new documentary about Gotham’s close brush with bankruptcy in 1975 sit down with Amy Sohn and Harry Siegel to discuss the film, the city that was, how its near collapse led to the city of today how Michael’s father Felix helped pulled it back from the brink with Big MAC, or the Municipal Assistance Corporation, and more.

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The creators of the acclaimed new documentary about Gotham’s close brush with bankruptcy in 1975 sit down with Amy Sohn and Harry Siegel to discuss the film, the city that was, how its near collapse led to the city of today how Michael’s father Felix helped pulled it back from the brink with Big MAC, or the Municipal Assistance Corporation, and more.

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This episode was published on November 15, 2025.

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The creators of the acclaimed new documentary about Gotham’s close brush with bankruptcy in 1975 sit down with Amy Sohn and Harry Siegel to discuss the film, the city that was, how its near collapse led to the city of today how Michael’s father...

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