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219West
Hosted by CUNY Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism · EN
219West, once the home of the fabled New York Herald-Tribune, is now the address of the CUNY's Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. From their home base on 40th Street, just off Times Square in the heart of New York City, our student reporters fan out to neighborhoods across the city, in all five boroughs, to provide in-depth coverage of stories frequently overlooked or ignored by mainstream media. 219West looks at the people and the issues that move and shake our city’s communities -- stories that often fly under the radar --- and gives them air on CUNY-TV.
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Ingenuity
Jun 6, 202300:27:22Tap to summarizeOn this edition of 219 West, we find ingenuity and creativity flourishing in New York: from computerized dogs working to keep first responders safe, to artists shrinking their creations to the size of a pea and indigenous Mexican craftswomen weaving their way into the New York market to a new sport on the city's courts. After all that, hang ten at the Rockaway Beach, where surfers gather from all over the world.
Transcribe →New New Yorkers
May 9, 202300:25:09Tap to summarizeThis show features a number of immigrant stories: street vendors fighting for licenses to sell their goods, a CUNY student who wrote a picture book about her migration story and the love Latinos have for the only professional soccer team in New York. Plus, a look at the story of Bronx Fashion and a new way to snuggle with puppies.
Transcribe →Roadmapping Solutions Toward Sustainability
Apr 4, 202300:26:13Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we dive into how vulnerable women are taking their power back, in creative ways, to highlight struggles they face
Transcribe →Challenges & Resilience
Jun 29, 202200:26:06Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we'll meet people from all walks of life who have encountered many challenges. Those challenges go from alopecia areata, gender transition, body sizes, gun violence. We also report on people with an unusual hobby. We experience their fight for acceptance and resilience. Now they have the potential to impact someone and inspire others to live authentically. We also visit the international food fest known as Smorgarsburg.
Transcribe →A Season of Renewal
Apr 27, 202200:26:42Tap to summarizeAs spring settles in, this edition of 219West looks at the spiritual journey of a young Muslim woman celebrating Ramadan in her own special way. And, with cases rising, we meet a man struggling with lingering symptoms of COVID-19. A so-called long hauler with trouble breathing more than one year after getting sick, Rohan Bright's story is a reminder to continue protecting ourselves, On the fun side of spring, we visit Luna Park, take a virtual ride through New York City and pay tribute to cherry blossoms.
Transcribe →Treasures
Mar 30, 202200:27:46Tap to summarizeOur March edition of 219 West celebrates the city, with profiles of two collectors with unusual interests - one who sifts through garbage looking for discarded treasures; the other, a Tiktok star with a roomful of human bones. We also visit two museum exhibitions. The Brooklyn Library celebrates New York's Indigenous heritage with art by the Lenape People. And a show at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens investigates the history and future of "Deep Fakes," videos altered so well they look real. We ask: can you believe your eyes?
Transcribe →Reawakening
May 26, 202100:27:55Tap to summarizeThis month on 219West, New Yorkers look for love and art and fun in old haunts that are opening up, like pool halls and favorite spots. And good news for recreational pot smokers over 21: small amounts are now legal.
Transcribe →The End's in Sight
Apr 22, 202100:27:57Tap to summarizeIn this episode of 219 West, we look at a city still in the grips of racial tension and pandemic pain, but with the end in sight.
Transcribe →Bearing the Brunt
Dec 23, 202000:27:17Tap to summarizeOn this episode of 219West we look at the impact of COVID-19 on lives and livelihoods...the mental, financial and physical stress of the pandemic.
Transcribe →The Value of the Vote
Nov 25, 202000:26:39Tap to summarizeOn this edition of 219West we discuss the impact of voting and the record number of Americans who cast ballots in this year’s presidential election. Plus, how the formerly incarcerated are reclaiming their right to vote. And, how one performing artist is weathering the pandemic.
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