A film titled 'Panorama of Blackwell's Island, N.Y.'. Shore of Blackwell's Island seen, from boat . The lighthouse, at extreme Southern end of the island. Smoke from the Island's power plant stacks is visible. Sea wall built by inmates. Insane Asylum, including octagonal Lunatic asylum for women; Large Workhouse. Piers for construction of the Queensboro (59th street) Bridge. The Penetentiary Warden's home nearby; and the Penetentiary, itself. Finally, we see the Charity Hospital.
A film titled 'Emigrants [i.e. immigrants] landing at Ellis Island'. A view of the steamboat ferry "William Myers," laden with passengers, approaching a dock at the Ellis Island Immigration Station. The vessel is docked. Immigrant passengers are seen coming up the gangway and onto the dock.
A film titled 'Lower Broadway'. The sidewalk along Broadway in New York City is crowded with people. There is traffic on the streets and many people crossing the street between streetcars and horses. Numerous electric street cars seen running on Broadway while horse drawn street car moves on cross street, where there is no underground third rail. The horse drawn street car has wording on the side, "Cortlandt and Fulton Street Ferries". Lots of commercial horse carriage and wagon traffic.
A film titled 'Bargain Day, 14th Street, New York', in United States. A view of many tightly packed people crowding in front of 'Rothschild Company 5 and 10 cent Store'
A film titled 'Move On'. View on New York City street of several pushcart vendors gathered to sell their goods (possibly lower east side of Manhattan). Fruit and vegetable carts in the foreground. Vendors congregate closely along sidewalks and interfere with traffic. Policemen approaches swinging his night stick to keep them moving. Elevated railroad train tracks seen in background. Lots of horse carriage and wagon traffic.
A film titled 'Delivering newspapers'. Pedestrians seen on street. Many boys, who want work delivering newspapers, run and gather around a one-horse paneled newspaper van. One boy, missing a leg, and using a crutch, stands and watches. On the side of the van a sign reads 'The World'. The man in the van unloads a bundle of newspapers and the boys struggle for a share of them, leading to a fist fight between two boys.