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219West
by CUNY Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
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.
Episodes
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Ingenuity
On 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…
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New New Yorkers
This 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…
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Roadmapping Solutions Toward Sustainability
In this episode, we dive into how vulnerable women are taking their power back, in creative ways, to highlight struggles they face
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Challenges & Resilience
In 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...
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A Season of Renewal
As 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...
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Treasures
Our 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...
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Reawakening
This 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.
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The End's in Sight
In 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.
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Bearing the Brunt
On 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.
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The Value of the Vote
On 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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Elections in the Time of COVID
On this episode of 219West: Will young voters go to the polls and will seniors be there to run them? Plus, how COVID is impacting so many aspects of our lives from the limited blood supply to the expansion of Citi Bike to the comeback of drive-in theaters.
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Coping with COVID
On this episode of 219West we focus on the coronavirus lockdown across the world and the generational divide in the U.S. Plus, the mask makers and cape creators who arm our first responders.
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Coping Mechanisms
The sandwich generation; congested and confusing bike lanes; fighting antisemitism; veterans on ice; the secrets of Thai cuisine and changing the image of sex workers.
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Challenging the Status Quo
Challenging the system. A victim of sex abuse 40 years ago who's lobbying for a change in the law. And an ex-inmate turned activist who's lobbying for prison reform. Plus, breathing life into Garifuna in the Bronx.
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Cabs, Competition and Congestion
Why are New York cab drivers committing suicide? Has an increase in competition and decrease in wages pushed them to the brink? Plus: Black slang.
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219 West - June 2017
New York became the first state to provide free tuition, but how many students will it really help? Plus: the staggering wage gap between male & female athletes and the inspiring story of Ezzy, a young rapper from Cleveland. 219 West, from CUNY J-School.
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The First 100 Days
On this special edition of 219 West, we'll look at the first 100 Days of the Trump Administration. Our reporters travel to the White House and fan out across New York City to speak with refugees, immigrants, transgender kids, and others about their experiences.
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Young Arms, Big Worries
On this edition, potential pitching injuries in young baseball players;meet a man known as the "Mayor of Carroll Gardens, and hear how the Gowanus neighborhood is changing. Plus, a new line of tee-shirts with positive messages
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Mandating Reform: The Healthcare Debate
High noon for healthcare as the insurance mandate goes to the Supreme Court; tofu on the training table, are veganism and bodybuilding compatible; plus a new Greek migration as the economy back home crumbles. And,an African forest at risk of vanishing.
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Tackling Tough Times
219West reports on OWS protesters angry about the economy and some small business entrepreneurs finding success during these hard times. We hear from Palestinian-Americans about Palestinian statehood and some satirists about comedy post 9/11.
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Fashions, Foundries and Finding Roots
On this edition, dandy fashion statements and fashions that make a statement about Brooklyn. Haitians and Dominicans find common ground through music. Video games invade New York and the city's last surviving foundry. Plus, San Gennaro after 9/11.
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Making Sense of the Census
On this episode, an Imam for the west African Community; complaints and perspectives about the 2010 census; medical advancements and healthy meals for dogs; plus a sculptor commemorates man's best friend.
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The Next Chapter
We look at the future of early childhood education and a Latino arts program in New York, plus new trends in media. Also, an artist commemorates 9/11 through paintings and film.
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To Your Health
219West commemorates Earth Day by focusing on initiatives to make New York and New Yorkers healthier.
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Woman Power
On this edition of 219West, the legacy of the Triangle fire, women in non-traditional jobs and New York City Council speaker Christine Quinn.
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Living Arts
On this edition of 219West, a non-profit finds usual spaces for art and a time when there were few legal spaces for artists in Soho; TV viewers who are cutting the cable cord. Plus, finding fun in exercise and keeping the Harry Potter phenomenon alive.
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The Last Loaf
On this edition of "219West", the foreclosure crisis in Queens and the demise of the Wonder Bread plant; a gospel tour of Harlem and plans for tourism in the Bronx. And a profile of a Romanian immigrant whose work is one-hundred percent American.
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Wall Street to Main Street
On this edition of 219West, Wall Street's impact on New Yorkers in need; saving the Mohegan Indian language, and keeping Harry Potter alive through Quidditch. Plus, a history of holiday desserts.
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Trafficking and the Sex Trade
On this edition of 219West: the personal story of a sex trafficking victim; the glorification of pimps in popular culture; political predictions; bedbug busters, and an ancient Ethiopian Jewish celebration.
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Ethnic Politics
On this edition of 219West, Puerto Rican political dynasties, changing politics in Harlem and election predictions. Plus, the effort to save endangered languages, a possible threat to the city's water supply, and the cosmetic market for men.
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No Mosque
On this edition of 219West, a campaign against a mosque in Brooklyn and a campaign to save a busline in that borough; free fresh fruits and vegetables in East Harlem and the extreme sport of parkour. Plus,a subway conductor turned chess instructor.
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The Reality of Sex in the City
On this edition of 219West, we look at the impact "Sex in the City" has had on New York. We report on the growing popularity of organic wines and the resurgence of burlesque.
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Making it in New York
Successful artists and business owners share their recipes for success. Plus, cleaning up New York waterways.
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The Issue of the Irish
On this edition of 219West, a walk through Irish Woodside; Irish artists contribute to Haitian earthquake relief; preserving Irish culture; National Book Award winner Colum McCann, and saving a French speaking church.
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No Safety Net
Show Description: On this edition of 219West, a dancer’s health hangs in the balance; covering the quake in Haiti; some local athletes go for the gold; birds versus ballfields in Queens, and finding treasures in trash.
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The Catch-22 of Swine Flu
Show Description: On this edition of 219West educating asthma and allergy sufferers about swine flu; boycotting the Census; an aspiring basketball pro; Studs Terkel’s FBI file, and gum busting the streets of New York.
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Amanpour on "Amanpour"
On this edition of 219West: CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on her new show and the future of journalism; the season’s hottest (and deadliest) video game; diversity in the Latino community; an AIDS orphanage in Swaziland, and financial literacy 101.
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Conflict Phones
On this edition of “219West”, the connection between cell phones and the war in the Congo; a food vendor who is back on the street and an author who is “good without God”; plus, investment advice for young people and, is the baseball season too long?
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Premiere
Series premiere: the youngest member of the New York City Council; behind the scenes with a political newcomer mounting her first campaign; the effort to diversify New York's economy, and some unorthodox mayoral candidates.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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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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...
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