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Why can’t New Yorkers have a washing machine?

For almost 200 years, authors have travelled to the United States to write memoirs and observations on the very idea of America. What makes this country unique? Why is it so different from any other?

Episode 6 of our series What's Up America looks at one of the most powerful cities in the United States and at a surprising paradox, which is literally hidden in its dirty laundry. Specifically, why can’t New Yorkers have a washing machine?

Video by Anna Bressanin, Animations by Brandon Karl Drenon