The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast. The description for the edition of MetroFocus for Friday, January 27, 2017 follows below. Please note episode descriptions are subject to change. Please visit metrofocus.org for the latest information.
Friday, January 27 at 5:00 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6:00 p.m. on THIRTEEN TRUMP TOWER "BORDER WAR" A border war on Fifth Avenue? Sort of. On one side: Trump Tower. On the other: neighboring businesses. In between: a sea of traffic, barriers, and secret service. A recipe for disaster? You bet! But what is its financial impact on the city? Find out the
INSIDE STORY tonight from New York City council member Dan Garodnick, whose district is the site of where this battle is playing out.
A "MANAGED" RETREAT Years after Hurricane Sandy hit, many of our neighbors still long to go home but can't. We hear how the Nature Conservancy is working to relocate families with flooded homes.
INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST DAY Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and as the world honors the six million murdered in Hitler?s gas chambers, we take you to a Long Island institution whose job it is to ensure that we "never forget.?
THE DUPONT AWARDS! You've heard of the Emmys, the Tonys, and the Oscars. Now, find out about the duPont Awards and why, in this age of alternative facts, they matter now more than ever.
MetroFocus Series Overview MetroFocus is an award-winning multi-platform news magazine focusing on the New York and tri-state 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.org amplifies 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/
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