The City follows former The Hills cast member Whitney Port as she moves to New York City to continue building her career in the world of high fashion. Cameras follow her as she starts a new job at the global design house of Diane von Furstenberg and claims her place in Manhattan's cosmopolitan social scene. She hooks up with former gal pal Erin Lucas while forging friendships with people like socialite Olivia Palermo, model Adam Senns, and new Aussie singer/boyfriend Jay Lyons. But Whitney soon discovers that being an L.A. girl in the Big Apple isn't always easy, and she must quickly learn to play by New York's own set of rules.