What's Really Going On

What’s Really Going On: The H1N1 National Health Emergency

Brian Lee — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:09:05 +0000

Rafael Pi Roman speaks with Donald G. McNeil, Jr., Science and Health Reporter at The New York Times, about President Obama’s declaration of a H1N1 national emergency, and the reports of shortages of the H1N1 vaccine.

What’s Really Going On: The World Trade Center Site

Brian Lee — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:48:11 +0000

In this 9/11 edition of “What’s Really Going On”, Rafael visits Ground Zero in New York to find out how progress is going at the World Trade Center construction site.

What’s Really Going On: The Return of H1N1

Brian Lee — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:14 +0000

Correspondent Rafael Pi Roman speaks with New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley about the expected return of the H1N1 virus during the normal flu season.

What’s Really Going On: The New York Senate

Brian Lee — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:19:42 +0000

WNET.ORG Special Correspondent Rafael Pi Roman investigates how and why the recent power struggle in Albany happened, speaking with Laura Seago of NYU’s Brennan Center for Justice about the structural problems in the legislature, and Carol Kellerman, President of the Citizens Budget Commission, about the economic consequences of the Albany mess for the city of New York.

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What’s Really Going On: The Flu Pandemic

Brian Lee — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:47:34 +0000

WNET.ORG Special Correspondent Rafael Pi Roman speaks with Dr. Philip Alcabes, an infectious-disease expert at Hunter College, about the reclassification of the swine flu as a pandemic, and what that means for New York.

What’s Really Going On: The Swine Flu

Brian Lee — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:49:26 +0000

WNET.ORG Special Correspondent Rafael Pi Roman goes all over the city to document the impact of the H1N1 virus, talking to doctors, parents, politicians and regular New Yorkers about how they’re coping during the flu outbreak.