Mayor deBlasio's Request for State Funding & More on Tonight's METROFOCUS

By: Feb. 04, 2016
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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.

Thursday, February 4 at 5:00 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6:00 p.m. on THIRTEEN
The New York Times investigative reporters, Michael Winerip and Michael Schwirtz, recount their shocking report about an inmate's death after a confrontation with guards at an upstate New York prison, for which no one is held accountable. New York NOW's Matt Ryan recaps Mayor Bill de Blasio's request for state funding at the Capitol in Albany and an announcement on paid family leave by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Vice President Joe Biden. And in honor of Black History Month, MetroFocus Contributor Andrea Vasquez sits down with Lauren Lake, founding member of Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network (WEEN), and actress Naturi Naughton, a WEEN honoree, to discuss the organization and the challenges facing women of color.

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Friday, February 5 at 5:00 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6:00 p.m. on THIRTEEN
We break down Mayor Bill de Blasio's Thursday night State of the State address and hear analysis from a roundtable of guests, including WNYC Politics Reporter Brigid Bergin and City Councilman Richie Torres.

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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