WEEKEND EDITION
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    'MetroFocus: Education Innovation' Full Episode

    This half-hour program takes on some of the controversial issues and new trends in education, with New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and more.

  • 2

    The Grading Teachers Project: Share Your Thoughts

    How should teachers be evaluated? Share your opinion with MetroFocus.

  • 3

    What the DREAM Acts Mean for Undocumented Students: Share Your Thoughts

  • 4

    Hempire State of Mind: Where Leaders Stand on Medical Marijuana in NY

    As the debate over medical marijuana in New York State heats up, MetroFocus looked at who the power players are.

  • 5

    Brooklyn Superheroes at the London Cultural Olympiad

    Choreographer Elizabeth Streb talks about her latest gizmo, a 30-foot wheel. Her company has been commissioned by the London Olympics to perform in the summer's Cultural Olympiad in London.

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    Making Sense of New Jersey's Unemployment Rate

    Seton Hall professor Scott Rothbort discusses the unemployment rate in New Jersey.

  • 7

    The New Tech Economy: Supporting Every Sector

    A panel of educators and city leaders discussed technological innovation and what it will mean for the city's economic future.

  • 8

    Growing on Vacant Brooklyn Lots, Reclaiming Public Space

    Brooklynites, working with the group 596 Acres, explain why and how they're transforming formerly vacant city-owned lots into green spaces for everyone.

  • 9

    Streetwise Food Tours: Immigrant Cuisine in Queens

    Enjoy diverse culinary delights with a side of socio-economic and personal history.
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The Grading Teachers Project: Share Your Thoughts
May 15, 2012 6:10 AM
How should teachers be evaluated? Share your opinion with MetroFocus. More...
In April 17, after walking 150 miles from New York City, a group of 15 undocumented students arrived in Albany to advocate for the passage of the New York State DREAM Act. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has no taken a position on the bill. Photo courtesy of the New York State Leadership Council.
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What the DREAM Acts Mean for Undocumented Students: Share Your Thoughts
May 15, 2012 5:35 AM
The New York State DREAM Act would allow undocumented students access to funding to attend city and state colleges; the federal version would provide path to legal status.VIDEO More...
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Hempire State of Mind: Where Leaders Stand on Medical Marijuana in NY
May 18, 2012 4:00 AM
As the debate over medical marijuana in New York State heats up, MetroFocus looked at who the power players are. More...
Streb's dancers experiment with "Leru" on the day the wheel arrived at the company's Williamsburg rehearsal space. Photo by Perry Santanachote.
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Brooklyn Superheroes at the London Cultural Olympiad
May 18, 2012 4:00 AM
Choreographer Elizabeth Streb talks about her latest gizmo, a 30-foot wheel. Her company has been commissioned by the London Olympics to perform in the summer's Cultural Olympiad in London. VIDEO More...
Photo by Liz Clayman.
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Technology 101
May 18, 2012 4:00 AM
Get up to speed on today's tech tools, whether you're a master at HTML coding or unsure of how to hold a mouse. Here's a list of where to increase your intelligence quotient on technology. More...
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Making Sense of New Jersey’s Unemployment Rate
May 18, 2012 4:00 AM
Seton Hall professor Scott Rothbort discusses the unemployment rate in New Jersey.VIDEO More...
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The New Tech Economy: Supporting Every Sector
May 17, 2012 4:00 AM
A panel of educators and city leaders discussed technological innovation and what it will mean for the city's economic future. More...
A woman cooks up fresh tortillas out of a truck on Roosevelt Ave. in Jackson Heights, Queens. Many immigrant food vendors, particularly women, face stiff fines and even confiscation of their equipment, since they often can't afford to buy permits off what tour guide Andrew Silverstein calls the "grey market." Photo courtesy of Streetwise New York.
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Streetwise Food Tours: Immigrant Cuisine in Queens
May 16, 2012 4:00 AM
Enjoy diverse culinary delights with a side of social and personal history. More...
According to gardener Kristen Bonardi Rapp, the lot at 462 Halsey Street in Bed-Stuy has probably been vacant since the 1970s. Until recently, it looked like this. Photo by Meg Watcher/megwatcherphotos.com
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Growing on Vacant Brooklyn Lots, Reclaiming Public Space
May 16, 2012 4:00 AM
Brooklynites, working with the group 596 Acres, explain why and how they're transforming formerly vacant city-owned lots into spaces for everyone.VIDEO More...
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Highlights from NY Tech Meetup in May
May 14, 2012 4:00 AM
The sold-out event was an opportunity to see what student hackers had produced in 24 hours, learn about new resources for those starting their careers, as well as see six demos of new companies or products. VIDEO More...
Washington Irving High School, near Union Square, is one of 22 schools scheduled to be phased out between now and when the remaining students graduate in 2013. In five of these phase-out schools, only the middle schools will be closed, while the attached high schools or elementary schools will remain open. Flickr/eden pictures
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Mapping NYC School Closures and Openings
May 15, 2012 5:31 AM
MetroFocus maps what's coming and going: 24 turnarounds schools; 22 phase-outs; 54 new schools, 24 of which are charters; 4 closures. More...
Artist Bernard Safran shot this photo, "Subway Riders," in the '60s, which shows a group of New Yorkers headed to work. Looking at a diverse array of data, MetroFocus looked at the kinds of jobs New York City is really creating. Photo by Bernard Safran.
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Job Growth Soars in NYC, But for Whom?
May 11, 2012 4:00 AM
MetroFocus compared a slew of recent data on job creation to see what kinds of jobs we're really creating and who's getting them. More...
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