New York Stories is an anthology film which was released in the United States in March of 1989. The film consists of three shorts with the central theme being New York City. The first short is Life Lessons, directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Richard Price. The second is Life Without Zoe, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and written by Coppola and his daughter, Sofia Coppola. The last segment is Oedipus Wrecks, directed and written by Woody Allen. One actor, Paul Herman, has a bit part in each segment.

The reviews were generally positive for Life Lessons and Oedipus Wrecks, but generally negative for Life Without Zoe [1]. Hal Hinson of The Washington Post wrote that Coppola's segment was "by far the director's worst work yet." [2]