Angy Rivera Featured on Tonight's METROFOCUS on Thirteen

The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres a new episode in the New York metro area tonight, October 8 at 7 p.m. on WLIW21, 8:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN and 10:30 p.m. on NJTV.

Angy Rivera came to New York City from Colombia with her mother when she was 4 years old. "Don't tell anyone," Angy says her mother told her referring to her undocumented entry into the U.S. But by the time she was a senior in high school, Rivera decided she couldn't stay quiet and she launched Ask Angy, a first-of-its-kind resource blog for undocumented immigrants. Rivera, who now has a temporary visa, is the focus of the new POV documentary "Don't Tell Anyone." In it, she shares her journey from violence and unrest in rural Colombia to the front page of The New York Times. MetroFocus host Jack Ford discusses the film and the debate surrounding immigration with Rivera and filmmaker Mikaela Shwer.

We listen in to Vice President Joe Biden speak about the future of the middle class at the 2015 Concordia Summit.

Beginning Thursday through Sunday, New York Comic Con rolls into town at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. THE LIST of celebrities, demons, aliens and artists runs the gamut, and MetroFocus has your look ahead.

This upcoming Monday, more than 40,000 marchers will take to the street for the 71st annual Columbus Day parade. The event is organized by the Columbus Citizens Foundation and is expected to draw close to 1 million spectators. But it marks more than just the Columbus holiday, and the foundation's work expands far beyond the singular event. The organization's President Angelo Vivolo explains the deeper meaning behind the celebration and how the foundation gives back to the community year-round.

MetroFocus Series Overview: MetroFocus is an award-winning multi-platform news magazine focusing on the New York region. The MetroFocus television program features interviews, in-depth reporting, content from many partners and solutions-oriented reports from the community. Major areas of coverage include sustainability, education, Science and technology, the environment, transportation, poverty and underserved communities. MetroFocus.orgamplifies that reporting with daily updates and original stories that also cover culture, government and politics, the economy, urban development and other news in the metropolitan region. More information at: thirteen.org/metrofocus/about-us-faq/

MetroFocus is a production of WLIW21 in association with WNET, parent company of THIRTEEN and WLIW21. For 50 years, THIRTEEN has been making the most of the rich resources and passionate people of New York and the world, reaching millions of people with on-air and online programming that celebrates arts and culture, offers insightful commentary on the news of the day, explores the worlds of Science and nature, and invites students of all ages to have fun while learning.

MetroFocus is made possible by James and Merryl Tisch, the Ford Foundation, Cheryl and Philip Milstein Family, Charlotte and David Ackert, Jody and John Arnhold, Betty and John Levin and the Dr. Robert C. and Tina Sohn Foundation. Corporate funding is provided by Mutual of America.

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