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MetroFocus
MetroFocus: September 4, 2019
Season 2019
Episode 4176
Has the billion dollar investment in upstate New York paid off? NLGJA Annual New York Benefit: Headlines and Headliners. Born and bred New Yorker Iris Apfel is known for her oversized glasses and original sense of style. Virginia Johnson, Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Artistic Director, joins us to talk about the institution’s humble beginnings.
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PEPSICO & ROBIN HOOD REPORT HOW THEIR PARTNERSHIP TRANSFORMED THE LIVES OF YOUNG WOMEN

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THE WNET GROUP “CLOSE TO HOME” TOWN HALL SERIES ON HOUSING EQUALITY

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WHAT’S HOLDING UP CLIMATE PROGRESS IN NEW YORK CITY?; NEW YORK’S “COMPOST CHAMPION”

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“BET ON BLACK: THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT BEING BLACK IN AMERICA TODAY;" A.I. IN SCHOOLS

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“EMERGENCY NYC”: ON THE FRONTLINES WITH NEW YORK’S EMERGENCY MEDICAL WORKERS

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NYC’S FIRST FEMALE FIREFIGHTER; THE HEROIC FAMILY STORY OF FOUR GENERATIONS IN THE FDNY

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CHASING THE DREAM: SOCIOLOGIST ISSUES WAKE-UP CALL TO THOSE WITH MEANS TO FIGHT POVERTY

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“GOTHAM: THE FALL AND RISE OF NEW YORK”

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NEW ALZHEIMER’S WONDER DRUG: ARE YOU ELIGIBLE?; WHAT IS IT LIKE TO LIVE ON THE SPECTRUM?

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REIMAGINING THE HOLLYWOOD CLASSIC “SOME LIKE IT HOT” FOR BROADWAY; THE MUSEUM OF BROADWAY

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DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT ATTORNEY OPPOSES BAIL REFORM; “MANHATTAN CULT STORY”