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Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York (2002) set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. It was directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Kenneth Lonergan, and Steven Zaillian. The film was inspired by Herbert Asbury's 1927 nonfiction book, The Gangs of New York. It was made in Cinecittà, Rome, distributed by Miramax Films and nominated for numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. The film begins in 1846 and quickly jumps to 1862. Two issues of the era in New York were Irish immigration to the city and the Civil War. The story follows gang leader Bill "The Butcher" Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis) in his roles as crime boss and political kingmaker under the helm of "Boss" Tweed (Jim Broadbent). The film culminates in a violent confrontation between Cutting and his mob with the protagonist Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his immigrant allies, which coincides with the New York Draft Riots of 1863. Daniel Day-Lewis was nominated for Best Actor but lost to Adrien Brody,The Pianist
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Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York (2002) set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. It was directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Kenneth Lonergan, and Steven Zaillian. The film was inspired by Herbert Asbury's 1927 nonfiction book, The Gangs of New York. It was made in Cinecittà, Rome, distributed by Miramax Films and nominated for numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. The film begins in 1846 and quickly jumps to 1862. Two issues of the era in New York were Irish immigration to the city and the Civil War. The story follows gang leader Bill "The Butcher" Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis) in his roles as crime boss and political kingmaker under the helm of "Boss" Tweed (Jim Broadbent). The film culminates in a violent confrontation between Cutting and his mob with the protagonist Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his immigrant allies, which coincides with the New York Draft Riots of 1863. Daniel Day-Lewis was nominated for Best Actor but lost to Adrien Brody,The Pianist
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Sen. Liz Krueger, D-New York, speaks to members of the New York State Senate during opening day of the 2017 legislative session at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2014 file photo, Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC performs at Christmas in Brooklyn in New York. The rap group Run-DMC has filed a $50 million lawsuit in New York accusing Wal-Mart, Amazon, Jet and other retailers of selling products that traded on the group's name without permission. The suit was filed in the Southern District of New York on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)
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A woman stops to ask directions from a heavily armed counterterrorism officer, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in Times Square in New York. Police say they are up to the task of protecting the huge crowds that are expected to gather in and around Times Square for New York City's massive New Year's Eve celebration. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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A line of police cars are parked along a street in Times Square, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in New York. Police say they are up to the task of protecting the huge crowds that will gather in and around Times Square for New York City's massive New Year's Eve celebration. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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A heavily armed counterterrorism officer takes shelter beneath an overhang above a store in Times Square, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in New York. The city's police are once again saying they are up to the task of protecting the huge crowds that are expected to gather in and around Times Square for New York City's massive New Year's Eve celebration. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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A row of New York City police cars is parked along a street in Times Square, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in New York. The department is once again saying it is up to protecting the huge crowds that will gather in and around Times Square for New York City's massive New Year's Eve celebration. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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FILE- In this April 4, 2016 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs a law that will gradually raise New York's minimum wage to $15, at the Javits Convention Center, in New York. New York joins 18 other states by raising its minimum wage in 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, Pool, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2014, file photo, Patrick McEnroe announces his resignation as the U.S. Tennis Association's general manager of player development, at a news conference at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. Patrick McEnroe is the new co-director of The John McEnroe Tennis Academy. Patrick will join director Lawrence Kleger at the academy, which has been open to New York area youth since 2010. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2013 file photo, Democratic mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner makes his concession speech at Connolly's Pub in midtown in New York. A federal court in New York is scheduled to release redacted copies Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, of the search warrant and other documents that gave the FBI new license to dig into a trove of Hillary Clinton emails days before the presidential election. The emails were found on a computer belonging to former U.S. Rep. Weiner, the estranged husband of top Clinton aide Huma Abedin, as part of an investigation into an online relationship between the disgraced New York congressman and a teenage girl in North Carolina. (AP Photo/Jin Lee, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2015 file photo, actor Alec Baldwin attends a special screening of his film "Still Alice" in New York. The satellite giant SiriusXM is giving a radio home to several popular podcasts, picking up 11 programs produced by New York's WNYC Studios, including Baldwin's "Here's the Thing" and the irreverent "2 Dope Queens." (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE- In this Nov. 11, 2016 file photo, New York City Police officers guard the front of Trump Tower, in New York. New York City’s mayor and other Democratic officials said Wednesday, Dec. 7 that Congress was proposing to pitch in far too little for protecting Trump Tower: $7 million, a fifth of what New York requested. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen, of Norway, left, and his challenger, Sergey Karjakin, of Russia, participate in a news conference for promote the World Chess Championship in New York, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. The championship returns to New York after 21 years and runs until Nov. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen, of Norway, left, looks through a virtual reality viewer while his challenger, Sergey Karjakin, of Russia, looks on during a news conference to promote the World Chess Championship in New York, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. The championship, which will also be broadcast live in 360 degrees, starts Nov. 11, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Saliman Binjuda of Thursday Island, Australia, hugs Robert de Castella, founder of the Indigenous Marathon Foundation, at the finish line of the 2016 New York City Marathon in New York, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. A dozen young Australian runners from indigenous tribes once targeted for genocide have a different marathon goal: "The finish line is just a start for us." So says de Castella, a onetime top marathoner who trained them for Sunday's New York City Marathon. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Workers prepare Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's election night venue, inside the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, in New York, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. New York City is preparing for an election night like few others in its history, with both candidates planning "victory" parties about a mile apart in midtown Manhattan. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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A Chicago Cubs sign is among the items left at the grave of Johnny Evers at St. Mary's Cemetery on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Troy, N.Y. Some Cubs fans are hoping they can break a 108-year-old World Series championship drought by leaving items at the New York grave of the middle man in the team's famed Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance double-play combination. Evers was the second baseman for the Cubs team that won the 1908 World Series. He was immortalized a few years later in a New York newspaper reporter's 50-word poem, along with future fellow Hall of Famers shortstop Joe Tinker and first baseman Frank Chance. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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FILE - In this May 23, 2016 file photo, actress Janet McTeer attends the world premiere of "Me Before You" in New York. McTeer plays the Marquise de Merteuil in the Broadway revival of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," opening Sunday in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - In this June 1, 2014 file photo, Stephanie J. Block attends the Drama Desk Awards in New York. Block stars with Christian Borle and Andrew Rannells in "Falsettos," opening Oct. 27 at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
