A Woman In New York is the story of Ella Winters a teenage prostitute hooked on methamphetamine. Her pimp, Jimmy Diaz, is a street punk, trying to make it in New York City. Johnny Russo is the social worker whose cases include that of Ella Winters, and who provokes Jimmy Diaz into rash action. This unhappy triangle disentangles itself as Ella, Jimmy and Johnny grow into different people by overcoming obstacles in their paths and building relationships that remove the bitterness and rootlessness of their early adult years.