A new edition of the award-winning MetroFocus premieres in the New York metro area tonight, September 4 at 7:30 p.m. on WLIW21, 8:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN and 10:30 p.m. on NJTV.
Watch video preview here
New York City used to have the largest oyster population in the world, but it was decimated by overharvesting and pollution. Now, the humble oyster is being promoted as a defense against future storms. Reporter Rick Karr visits the Bronx River where volunteers check up on their recently-planted oyster beds. And Kate Orff, founder of SCAPE, which was one of the winners of HUD's Rebuild by Design challenge, joins anchor Jack Ford to talk about plans to build oyster reefs to protect Staten Island.
Award-winning author and historian Donald L. Miller tells host Rafael Pi Roman how New York became, in the words of Duke Ellington, "The capital of everything." Miller's new book is
Supreme City: How Jazz Age
MANHATTAN Gave Birth to Modern America.
Singer and actress Bette Midler founded the New York Restoration Project in 1995 and a solution to vacant lots and limited green space was born. NYRP's mission is to create beautiful, public outdoor spaces, and this summer, the organization partnered with the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Bronx Museum of the Arts to create Arts in the Gardens, a series of free programs including a music festival and dance workshops.
And when the 2014
USA Special Olympics were held in New Jersey in June, NJTV News' Lauren Wanko was there from start to finish. Wanko brings us the inspiring story of the more than 3,500 athletes with intellectual disabilities and the volunteer coaches who make the games possible.
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.
Website: thirteen.org/MetroFocus (full episode available to view after 9/4 broadcast)
Facebook: facebook.com/MetroFocus
Twitter: @MetroFocus
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