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MetroFocus
MetroFocus: September 27, 2023
Season 2023
Episode 8248
All this week, MetroFocus will bring you stories on mental health from a variety of perspectives. We'll hear families, students, and doctors discuss this urgent issue and explore emerging solutions. Tonight, the deaths of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst and musician Ian Alexander Jr., the son of actress Regina King, have put a spotlight on the rise in suicide rates in the Black community.

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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