My father’s words were a wave crashing over me. (Spoiler alert: The film remains so popular that 25 years later, people are still debating whether Jack could’ve fit on the floating door with Rose, so filmmaker James Cameron has done a “thorough forensic analysis with a hypothermia expert,” which will be shown in a special coming out this February.) The problem was that while the film was positioned as a romance set against historical events, with a haunting soundtrack and memorable lines, it is also a maritime disaster film. It was around Christmastime 1997, and it was arguably the biggest film of the year. I had made the naive suggestion that we go as a family to see Titanic. “The captain must go down with the ship,” my father said, shaking his head in grief, as we exited the movie theater and walked back to our car. Join Thomas Insights Executive Editor Stephanie Nikolopoulos as she takes a 'byte' out of the history and future of the Big Apple in this monthly column. It’s home to iconic skyscrapers and intricate subway tunnels, the neon lights of Times Square and delicate flora of Central Park, brick-and-mortar shops and dotcoms - and they’re all driven by the manufacturing industry. New York City attracts captains of industry, innovators, and creatives.

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