11 New York City-based documentaries to watch on Netflix

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Want to know more about one of the world's most famous cities, home to more than 8 million people and approximately 32 million slices of pizza?

Even though there are hundreds of movies set in New York, if you want a real sense of the city and its history, you should consider these documentaries, all currently streaming on Netflix.

No one documentary could hope to encompass all that this ridiculous city has to offer, but these 11 films will each show you a small slice of what life is like in NYC. From the glamorous and wealthy patrons in Scatter My Ashes At Bergdorf's to the seriously talented street basketball players in Doin' It In the Park, these docs will keep on surprising you with the huge array of people that live and work in this city.

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