In this edition of MetroFocus an inside look at different approaches to saving failing schools. Rafael Pi Roman interviews Cuban blogger, Yoani Sánchez. And Dr. Robert Darnell talks about new developments from the New York Genome Center.VIDEO
Adlai E. Stevenson High School used to be one of the most dangerous in New York City. Today, it is home to nine small high schools that teach the same people, and each school has different results.VIDEO
NJ Today Managing Editor Mike Schneider sat down with University of California-Berkeley professor David Kirp on one of the unsung success stories in public education and it’s taking place in Hudson County’s Union City schools.VIDEO
The Assembly notes that a critical food hub at Hunts Point in the Bronx is vulnerable to storm surges, and proposes that a second distribution site be developed.
The Robin Hood Foundation has provided modular home rentals to those displaced by the storm, from money raised during a concert for Hurricane Sandy victims.VIDEO
On The Five Borough Ballot this week: perspectives from Artie’s Diner, where voters are still waiting for their matzo ball soup to cool before they make a decision in the race.
One victim of the federal budget sequester: medical training programs bringing physicians to underserved communities.
East Brooklyn Churches typically work behind the scenes. But they've made headlines by forcing candidates to provide detailed housing, school and policing proposals.
MetroFocus looks at different approaches to saving failing schools. Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez talks to Rafael Pi Roman in one of her few interviews in the United States.VIDEO
In a new book, award-winning journalist Dan Fagin writes about the legacy of Toms River and lessons learned about the relationship between cancer and the environment.VIDEO
