look at this there’s more than 3.2 million people in New York City that
million people in New York City that
million people in New York City that were born outside of the United States
that makes New York City by a wide
that makes New York City by a wide margin the city with the most
margin the city with the most
margin the city with the most foreign-born people of any other city in
foreign-born people of any other city in
foreign-born people of any other city in the world
the world
the world [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I’m sure Thorpe I’m a National
I’m sure Thorpe I’m a National
I’m sure Thorpe I’m a National Geographic hello and I would aid artists
Geographic hello and I would aid artists
Geographic hello and I would aid artists what that means is if I try to take data
what that means is if I try to take data
what that means is if I try to take data and put it into a context they might not
and put it into a context they might not
and put it into a context they might not expect so that could be turning it into
expect so that could be turning it into
expect so that could be turning it into a series of shapes or series of colors
a series of shapes or series of colors
a series of shapes or series of colors or a series of different types of
or a series of different types of
or a series of different types of designs the deceased is called we were
designs the deceased is called we were
designs the deceased is called we were strangers once too it what it is is it
strangers once too it what it is is it
strangers once too it what it is is it 33 metal poles that are inscribed with
33 metal poles that are inscribed with
33 metal poles that are inscribed with the immigration statistics for New York
the immigration statistics for New York
the immigration statistics for New York City so what it represents is three
City so what it represents is three
City so what it represents is three points two million people in New York
points two million people in New York
points two million people in New York City that are foreign born they were
City that are foreign born they were
City that are foreign born they were born outside of the United States every
born outside of the United States every
born outside of the United States every thousand of those people is represented
thousand of those people is represented
thousand of those people is represented by an inch of paint on these pole
as you approach the front of the
as you approach the front of the sculpture we’ve positioned all the color
sculpture we’ve positioned all the color
sculpture we’ve positioned all the color blocks perfectly so that they form a
blocks perfectly so that they form a
blocks perfectly so that they form a heart and so we wanted to put that right
heart and so we wanted to put that right
heart and so we wanted to put that right in the center of this video as a
in the center of this video as a
in the center of this video as a statement to say to say that the beating
statement to say to say that the beating
statement to say to say that the beating heart of the city are immigrants and and
heart of the city are immigrants and and
heart of the city are immigrants and and also to show the incredible diversity of
also to show the incredible diversity of
also to show the incredible diversity of the immigrant population in New York
the immigrant population in New York
the immigrant population in New York City more than any other city in the
City more than any other city in the
City more than any other city in the world this one is built by immigrants
world this one is built by immigrants
world this one is built by immigrants that original name for the city was Co
that original name for the city was Co
that original name for the city was Co Amsterdam it was a new in the name it
Amsterdam it was a new in the name it
Amsterdam it was a new in the name it still has new in the name so Vista T is
still has new in the name so Vista T is
still has new in the name so Vista T is nothing without immigrants it’s what we
nothing without immigrants it’s what we
nothing without immigrants it’s what we are as New Yorker
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