Mayor deBlasio's Request for State Funding & More on Tonight's METROFOCUS
By: Caryn Robbins Feb. 04, 2016
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 THIRTEENThe 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. MetroFocus #1060
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.
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