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MetroFocus: June 20, 2019
Season 2019
Episode 4159
New Orleans Times-Picayune laid off its entire staff, the latest casualty of the struggling print industry in a digital age. We’ll tell the story of how one young immigrant from Haiti found a sense of self and pride after entering the U.S. Armed Forces. The New York Public Library is honoring “The Bard of Brooklyn.” Broadway’s “Come From Away” soars into its second anniversary.
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TURNING EMPTY OFFICES INTO AFFORDABLE HOMES; CLIMATE JUSTICE ACTIVIST SUING GOVERNMENT

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BRONX BUSINESSES COMBAT CRIME; RACE, EQUITY & THE RETURN TO THE OFFICE

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35 YEARS OF CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS; LISTENING IN: JON STEWART ON THE FUTURE OF COMEDY

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HUDSON RAIL TUNNEL GETS $292 MILLION BOOST FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN;“UNDER THE SKIN"

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“SAY THE RIGHT THING”

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OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC: “LOVE IN THE TIME OF FENTANYL”

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“AMERICAN CITIES REBUILDING”: ARTS AND CULTURE IN OUR CITIES

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RACE, BRUTALITY & THE FUTURE OF POLICING IN AMERICA

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NEW YORK STATE’S RESPONSE TO THE OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC; INSIDE THE ICONIC CHELSEA HOTEL

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METROFOCUS SPECIAL: WHAT IS BEHIND NYC’S SHOPLIFTING SPIKE?

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BEHIND THE HEADLINE: HOW LOCAL JOURNALISTS BROKE THE GEORGE SANTOS SCANDAL

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WILL THE EMPIRE STATE LIVE UP TO ITS EQUITY GOALS FOR CANNABIS?