Features Jessica Hagedorn, John Ashbury, Allen Ginsberg, Dennis Cooper, Roberto Bedoya, June Jordan, Barbara Barg, Pedro Pietri, Bob Holman, Grace, Diane Burns, Helen Adam
Season 2, Mercado, Parks, Ash, Bumper, While, Latin Empire, Baraka, Zivancevic, Ameen, Amichai; alternate date listed as August 1991
Season 6, see case for more details, alternate date listed as March 3, 1995
Interview about Penn Station renovations with staff writer for the New York Observer and the New Yorker, Tony Hiss.
Topic of discussion is medical confidentiality in the wake of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and what rights HIV-positive people have to privacy about their health. Guests include attorney from the New York City Commission on Human Rights Mitchell Karp, Professor Cheryl Healton of Columbia University and Dr. James L Curtis from Harlem Hospital. Hosted by Bob Herbert.
Topic of discussion is runaway or homeless teens, the reasons they run away, the recovery programs available to them and the unique difficulties homeless teens face in trying to stay clean and off the streets. Guests include Juvenile Justice Consultant Andrew Vachss, Velma Hamilton of the New York Police Department (New York Police Department (NYPD)) Runaway Unit and Bruce Henry of Covenant House, a Catholic charity for homeless teens. Hosted by Bob Herbert.
Topic of discussion is tobacco advertisements in the wake of an anti-tobacco billboard campaign by Reverend Butts in Harlem. Guests include the executive director for the New York Civil Liberties Union Norman Siegel, New York City Consumer Affairs Commissioner Mark Green and Lloyd Williams, president of the Uptown Chamber of Commerce. Hosted by Bob Herbert
Topic of discussion is the New York City school system and whether or not its meeting the needs of New York City students. Special episode with only one guest, Joseph A Fernandez, New York City Schools Chancellor. Hosted by Bob Herbert
Topic of discussion is that of racial tensions in the wake of high profile incidents of racially motivated violence. Guests include Joe Klein from New York Magazine, Galen Kirkland from the New York City Civil Rights Coalition and Jenny Sooknam Choo from Korean Americans for Social Concern. Hosted by Bob Herbert.
Topic of discussion is a rash of anger at how the press covers racial conflict in the City. Guests include Gabe Pressman from WNBC News, E. R. Shipp of the New York Times and Eric Pooley from new York Magazine. Hosted by Bob Herbert
Topic of discussion is the prevalence of sexual assault, the difficulties in confronting it and the systemic failures in society to address it in the wake of the Central Park Jogger trial, along with other high profile cases of sexual assault. Guests include Alice Vachss, Chief of the Special Victims Bureau for the Queens District Attorney, Dr. Peter Leavitt of the New Jersey Department of Corrections and Karla Jackson-Brewer, a psychotherapist. Hosted by Bob Herbert.
Special, extra long episode. Topic of discussion is Nelson Mandela's life, political work with the African National Congress and his visit to New York City. Guests include Reverend Calvin Butts of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, Cleveland Robinson of the Labor Committee Against Apartheid, Alisa Solomon of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, Henry Siegman of American Jewish Congress, John Matisonn from National Public Radio, author of Kaffir Boy Mark Mathabane, Danny Schechter from South Africa Now, Julian Robinson of Cowen & Co. and Donna Katzin from the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility. Hosted by Bob Herbert.
Four episode special on different New York City communities and experiences, hosted by John F. Kennedy (JFK) Jr. Includes pink technical evaluation slip. 1: S-Team, a program for homeless kids to help them build self esteem. 2: Homeless Outreach Division of the New York City Transit Police try to help the 5,000 homeless New Yorkers who live in subway tunnels. 3: El Puente Academy of Peace and Justice, a Williamsburg high school alternative focused on community development that provides vaccinations for free. 4: Retired musician Olga Bloom converts an old ship into a classical music hall, calling it Bargemusic LTD.
Four episode special on different New York City communities and experiences, hosted by John F. Kennedy (JFK) Jr. Includes pink technical evaluation slip. 1: Maurice Ashley, international chess master, plays chess with teenagers and mentors them. 2: Volunteer ambulance services for the poorest neighborhoods in Brooklyn, supported by the local community. 3: Retirees on Staten Island volunteer to teach prisoners. 4: Profile on the only 8 Checker cabs that still exist in New York City after the company went out of business in 1982.
Four episode special on different New York City communities and experiences, hosted by John F. Kennedy (JFK) Jr. Includes pink technical evaluation slip. 1: Doris Taused, 81, is one of the oldest AIDS hotline volunteers at Gay Men's Health Crisis and started volunteering after a friend of her died. 2: The Midnight Special, a late night basketball program in the south Bronx's Mitchel Community Center run by Jim Sampson that is designed to save kids away from an epidemic of gun violence. 3: Chinatown restaurant worker Min Wong fights for better working conditions and union rights with the Chinese Staff & Workers Association. Also discusses illegal immigration and abuse of undocumented workers. 4: Rollerblading and skateboarding keep kids in the Lower East Side together and away from trouble.
Four episode special on different New York City communities and experiences, hosted by John F. Kennedy (JFK) Jr. Includes pink technical evaluation slip. 1: Bicyclists in New York City talk about the unique challenges and opportunity riding bikes to get around in the city. 2: Tenants United for a Better Living organizes south Bronx residents of the Unidos housing developments to demand better services from Unidos Management. 3: The Floating Hospital, a ship that since 1866 has been servicing New York's neediest children and their families by visiting piers and inviting families. 4: New Hype Jazz, jazz musicians who play in subways and subway stations.
Four episode special on different New York City communities and experiences, hosted by John F. Kennedy (JFK) Jr. Includes pink technical evaluation slip. 1) Citizens Committee seeks to train former drug dealers at Riker's Island through a youth entrepreneurship program called Strictly Business. 2) Playing to Win is a program that brings computers and technology to underserved schools in order to prevent a wealth gap in terms of access to the tools of the modern economy. 3) All Star Talent Show Network in Jamaica, Queens tries to highlight artistic skills of young people in poor neighborhoods.
Four episode special on different New York City communities and experiences, hosted by John F. Kennedy (JFK) Jr. Includes pink technical evaluation slip. 1: Frank Silvera Writer's Workshop fosters black playwrights and actors, including Ruby Dee, Richard Wesley, Antonia Fargas and more. 2: Eric Blackwell of Fort Greene publishes the Fort Greene News that responds to and reports on local issues, circulating 15,000 issues every two weeks. 3: Students at Christopher Columbus High School partner with Panel of Americans and the Neighborhood Youth Alliance try to combat stereotypes in their community. 4: Katz's Delicatessen is highlighted in the ending segment.
Dating from 1949 to 1996, the WNYC TV moving image collection includes mayoral press conferences, dignitaries visiting City Hall, and educational films about city government.
Betty, Ciporen, Padua, Sneed, von Blumenzack, Jacobs, Griffith, Estens
Dating from 1949 to 1996, the WNYC TV moving image collection includes mayoral press conferences, dignitaries visiting City Hall, and educational films about city government.
Dating from 1949 to 1996, the WNYC TV moving image collection includes mayoral press conferences, dignitaries visiting City Hall, and educational films about city government.
Dating from 1949 to 1996, the WNYC TV moving image collection includes mayoral press conferences, dignitaries visiting City Hall, and educational films about city government.
