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MetroFocus: February 22, 2023
Season 2023
Episode 8093
One of the leading proposals to help tackle New York City's affordable housing problem is turning vacant Manhattan office space into homes for New Yorkers. John Sanchez, executive director of the "5 Borough Housing Movement" joins us to discuss the housing crisis. Then, activist Vic Barrett is one of 21 plaintiffs suing the federal government over climate change.
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NEW YORKER DISCUSSES UPCOMING CIVILIAN MISSION TO ORBIT THE MOON; “A QUANTUM LIFE"
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SHUTTING DOWN THE PUPPY MILL PIPELINE; PRESERVING “THE BOSS”
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POV DOCUMENTARY: “I DIDN’T SEE YOU THERE;" HOW CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS OUR MENTAL HEALTH
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LIFE ON RIKERS: AN ORAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY’S MOST NOTORIOUS LOCKUP
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SEN. CORY BOOKER ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM; THE MUSEUM OF BROADWAY OPENS IN NYC!
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NYC COUNCILMEMBER ERIK BOTTCHER DISCUSSES RECENT CRIMES AGAINST THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY
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“AFTERSHOCK”: FILM SPOTLIGHTS THE MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS
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GOV. KATHY HOCHUL’S 2023 STATE OF THE STATE, “TILL”: THE LONG FIGHT FOR JUSTICE
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“LONG ISLAND’S FORGOTTEN HEROES”
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SPECIAL EDITION: FRONTPAGE FORECAST
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EXPLORING HATE: REV. AL SHARPTON REFLECTS ON DECADES LONG FIGHT AGAINST HATE IN NYC
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EXPLORING HATE: NEW YORK’S LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY ON EDGE