Many of the new laws that take effect in our tri-state area in January 2019 or soon after focus on residents’ health, safety and convenience. Continue reading
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Golden Globe Stars Get Personal on PBS
The Season 5 premiere of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. solves a mystery for Andy Samberg, actor and host of the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards, and reveals something shocking to writer George R. R. Martin (Game of Thrones).
The Top 10 Vietnam War Songs: A Playlist for Veterans
Music helped soldiers in Vietnam connect to each other and to life back home and to cope. These are the songs veterans remember the most. Continue reading
Leandro’s Don’t Miss List: Start 2019 with THIRTEEN
Resolve to be more inspired, educated and entertained by watching more THIRTEEN! Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Maya Lin, dictators, the magnificent horse are among the features in January. Continue reading
ABIGAIL DISNEY EXPLAINS WHY
The award-winning director and producer Abigail Disney sat down with Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee to explain why it’s important to showcase her work on THIRTEEN. Continue reading
Holidays That Suspend Alternate Side Parking in NYC
The 2019 Alternate Side Parking Rules calendar has added two more holidays. Learn the meanings and origins of religious and legal holidays that grant everyone more parking time on New York City streets. Continue reading
Leandro’s Don’t-Miss List: December 2018
Make this a December to remember with this merry medley of programs. Here’s what this self-proclaimed public media superfan recommends. Continue reading
“If I Forget” on Theater Close-Up: When Family and Politics Mix
Theater Close-Up presents Tony Award-winning playwright Steven Levenson’s If I Forget, a personal and political play about history, responsibility and compromise, premiering Monday, December 3 at 10 p.m. on THIRTEEN. The play is set in a suburb of Washington, D.C.,…
Sacred Moments Around the World
Sweeping in global reach and yet intensely intimate, the film “Sacred” captures the rituals and prayers that help people navigate the milestones of private life. Continue reading
Mister Rogers – See Who’s Back in the Neighborhood
The classic children’s television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood debuted nationally 50 years ago on February 19, 1968. On Tuesday, November 27 at 9 p.m., THIRTEEN welcomes generations of adults to tune in for MISTER ROGERS: IT’S YOU I LIKE, a celebrity-filled, hour-long special that celebrates the program and its impact on the world of children’s television and beyond. Continue reading
Brooklyn Teens Find Way to College
Personal Statement, part of America Reframed, premieres Tuesday, November 27 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN. Personal Statement follows three inspirational teens in Brooklyn who take it upon themselves to make a difference by becoming peer college counselors in their schools.…
Support THIRTEEN on #GivingTuesday
Support your hometown PBS station on #GivingTuesday and support the best of public media programming. Continue reading
Winter’s Eve with THIRTEEN
Celebrate the holidays with THIRTEEN! Join us on Monday, November 26 for Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square, NYC’s largest holiday festival! From 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. there’ll be free entertainment, food tastings, and activities along Broadway, from Columbus Circle…
Why Support THIRTEEN
We want to hear why you support THIRTEEN, the tri-state area’s public media station. As the most-watched PBS channel in the nation, THIRTEEN reaches millions of people with programming that celebrates arts and culture, offers insightful commentary on the news of the day, explores the worlds of science and nature, and invites people of all ages to have fun while learning. Continue reading
A Squirrel’s Guide to Success on PBS
Native to the Northeast, the gray squirrel is one of 11 species that shows off its moves and smarts in this NATURE premiere that hits close to home. Continue reading
