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FRONT PAGE FORECAST: February 22, 2021clip
February 22, 2021 at 6:30 pm

A look at the news that will be making local and national headlines this week. Joining us tonight are Emmy-award winning journalist, Anchor and Executive Producer of the weekly public radio show “Latino USA” Maria Hinojosa, CUNY Professor and former President of the New York City Board of Elections, J.C. Polanco and New York Daily News editorial board member Laura Nahmias.

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METROFOCUS: February 17, 2021Episode
February 17, 2021 at 6:30 pm

Tonight State Director of AARP's New York Office, Beth Finkel joins us with the latest developments on the COVID nursing home controversy and coverup. Also, director and series producer of “The Black Church: This Is Our Story. This Is Our Song”, Stacey Holman joins us on an exploration of Black faith and the massive role it has played throughout history.

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COVID NURSING HOME CONTROVERSY & COVERUPclip
February 17, 2021 at 6:30 pm

How many New York State nursing home residents have died as a result of COVID-19? That question is at the heart of a spiraling crisis engulfing the Cuomo administration and fueling accusations of a coverup, and calls for the governor to be stripped of his emergency powers. State Director of AARP's New York Office, Beth Finkel joins us with the latest developments on this breaking New York story.

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METROFOCUS: February 8, 2021Episode
February 08, 2021 at 6:30 pm

Tonight, on this eve of the Senate Impeachment Trial against Donald Trump for inciting the deadly Capitol Hill riot, we’ll examine the vote to dismiss, the case to convict, and the shoddy denial defense with Adjunct Professor at NYU Law School jennifer Rodgers, President of the Brooklyn NAACP L. Joy Williams, and Founder and Chairman of The Conservative Color Coalition Joseph Pinion.

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METROFOCUS: February 1, 2021Episode
February 01, 2021 at 6:30 pm

A look at the news making local and national headlines this week and its impact on the tri-state. Weighing in tonight are political commentator and CUNY Professor J.C. Polanco, author and Rutgers University Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Saladin Ambar and New York Daily News editorial board member Laura Nahmias.

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MAYORAL CANDIDATE SCOTT STRINGER PROPOSES FAIR SHOT NYC PLANclip
January 28, 2021 at 6:30 pm

New York City Comptroller, and 2021 Democratic candidate for Mayor, Scott Stringer, joins us for the debut of our spotlight series, “Who’s Running For Mayor” to discuss his new “Fair Shot NYC” initiative, aimed at ensuring transparency, equity, and accountability in the COVID-19 vaccine distribution process, as well as his plans to help struggling small business owners, and his run for mayor.

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METROFOCUS: January 28, 2021Episode
January 28, 2021 at 6:30 pm

Tonight, New York City Comptroller, and 2021 Democratic candidate for Mayor, Scott Stringer, joins us for the debut of our spotlight series, “Who’s Running For Mayor” to discuss his new “Fair Shot NYC” initiative, aimed at ensuring transparency, equity, and accountability in the COVID-19 vaccine distribution process. Also, a look at Independent Lens' Decade of Fire.

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MetroFocus is made possible by Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, the Sylvia A. and Simon B. Poyta Programming Endowment to Fight Anti-Semitism, The Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund, Bernard and Denise Schwartz, Barbara Hope Zuckerberg, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, Janet Prindle Seidler, Jody and John Arnhold, the Cheryl and Philip Milstein Family, Judy and Josh Weston and the Dr. Robert C. and Tina Sohn Foundation.

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