Drawing on the expertise of leading scholars and scientists this short documentary describes the rise of Manhattanville as a center of milk processing and distribution in New York City history. Positioned at a nexus of transit networks, industry and population hubs, the neighborhood served a crucial role in the history of public health in the metropolis at a time when procuring healthy milk was literally a matter of life and death.
More: manhattanville.columbia.edu/sheffieldfarms/