Could former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie actually win the Republican nomination? State of Affairs host Steve Adubato joins us to break down the former governor’s campaign. Then, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker joins us as part of "American Cities Rebuilding," to discuss how criminal justice reform is an essential step in helping cities rebuild in a post-pandemic reality.
Filmmakers Vanessa Roth and Laura Morton, along with Laura's daughter Sevey, who is featured in the film, join us
to discuss their documentary "Anxious Nation," and the crisis of anxiety in America.
The Netflix docuseries "Emergency NYC'' takes us inside the world of healthcare workers. Filmmakers Ruthie Shatz & Adi Barash, along with Dr. David Langer and Dr. John Boockvar, both of Lenox Hill Hospital, join us for a preview of the series.
Award-winning author Thomas Dyja is here to discuss his most recent book, “New York, New York, New York: Four Decades of Success, Excess, and Transformation,” and what the past can teach us as the city begins its next evolution.
One of the leading proposals to tackle New York City's affordable housing problem is to turn vacant office space into homes for New Yorkers. Joining us to discuss the city's housing crisis is John Sanchez, executive director of the "5 Borough Housing Movement."
New York City Councilmember Oswald Feliz and the Director of Outreach for the Fordham Road Business Improvement District, Albert Dalipi, join us to discuss the patrol ambassador program. Then, Tara Jaye Frank, an equity strategist who advises companies on workplace culture, diversity, equity and inclusion tells us why microaggressions may be out of sight but not out of mind.
NYC-ARTS co-host Paula Zahn, Daniel Weiss of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, John Schreiber of New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), Shanta Thake of Lincoln Center, & Eduardo Vilaro of Ballet Hispánico, discuss the role of the arts in cities as part of The WNET Group's livestream journalism series, "American Cities Rebuilding."
Tonight, Special Correspondent Christopher Booker explores how a federal policy change has allowed the state to pursue a Harm Reduction strategy that encompasses everything from the widespread distribution overdose drug Naloxone, to the expansion of needle exchange programs.
Tonight, Special Correspondent Christopher Booker explores how a federal policy change has allowed the state to pursue a Harm Reduction strategy that encompasses everything from the widespread distribution overdose drug Naloxone, to the expansion of needle exchange programs. Then, Maya Duverdier; and Skye Ferrante join us to discuss the film "Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel."
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker joins us as part of "American Cities Rebuilding," to discuss how criminal justice reform is an essential step in helping cities rebuild in a post-pandemic reality.
Meghan O’Rourke, author of the 2022 National Book Award nominee for nonfiction “The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness,” joins MetroFocus to detail her investigation into the category of “invisible” illness such as autoimmune diseases, Lyme disease, and now long COVID.
Rutgers Political Science Professor Saladin Ambar joins us to discuss his new book, “Stars and Shadows: The Politics of Interracial Friendship from Jefferson to Obama.” Also, NYC-based Children’s Tumor Foundation President Annette Bakker, PhD, is spearheading an initiative that turns old medicines into lifesaving treatments.
