In 1832, a cholera epidemic killed 3,515 New Yorkers. At the time, the total population of the city was 250,000–the equivalent mortality rate today would exceed 100,000 deaths in our city of 8 million.

See New York as Whitman did, and read his poems inspired by specific views and areas of the city itself. The Whitman map contains images and photos from 1830-1875 and the corresponding relevant Whitman passage. Watch entire program.

Charlie Rose’s Charlie Rose Tomorrow online series interviews young leaders and artists about issues and trends. Miami-based conceptual artist Bert Rodriguez was one of the artists chosen for the 2008 Whitney Biennial.

Thirteen Forum presents two panels on the health insurance issues in New York State: “New York’s Uninsured: A History of Good Intentions and Unintended Consequences”
and “Public Sector Experiments: Mandates, Medicaid, and Markets”.

Garrison Keillor, Roy Blount Jr., Frances Richey, and other authors write renga, a Japanese form of collaborative haiku, about public television for the monthly arts feature ‘The Thirteenth’ on the Inside Thirteen blog.

Mets pitcher John Maine joined the cast of Cyberchase today to help kids with math and data collection concepts. Episode excerpts, games and more about this week’s Math and Sports episodes at Cyberchase online.

Watch Tavis Smiley’s interview with Debbie Allen about why she likes working on Broadway and her response to the critical reception of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.

Will New York City’s real estate market keep going up? New Yorkers on the street give us their thoughts.

A proposed senior housing complex in the Sandy Ground neighborhood of Staten Island is causing some controversy lately. Some homeowners in the area have expressed opposition to the plan, which would involve building two, four-story structures on either side of the Rossville A.M.E. Zion Church.
One member of Community Board 3, which recently voted against allowing [...]

Bite your nails along with Thirteen’s Neal Shapiro as he gives us the play-by-play of the 2008 NY Emmys, held April 6th, 2008, and see the entire list of nominees from Thirteen.