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Crosstown with Pat Kiernan

Aug 31, 2020

For months, city officials, school employees students, and their families have been bracing for the return to school. Now that September is upon us, are the preparations enough? Pat Kiernan and Annika Pergament speak with NY1 Education Reporter Jillian Jorgensen.

 

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Aug 28, 2020

Homelessness in New York City was worsening before the pandemic — and now coronavirus has exacerbated the problem.

As the city moves a vulnerable population out of shelters and into hotels throughout the city, some residents are outraged. Pat Kiernan and Annika Pergament speak with NY1 Political Reporter Courtney...


Aug 27, 2020

For many New Yorkers, the summer reading started at the beginning of the quarantine. That gives folks many opportunities to try new genres. Pat Kiernan and Annika Pergament speak with Kevin Young, of the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, about trends they’re seeing...


Aug 26, 2020

The question of when New York will return to normal has been the center of a debate in the city. Many worry that it never will. Pat Kiernan and Annika Pergament speak with actor Michael Imperioli, who argues that the city shouldn't return to normal, but that we should work to make it better than ever.

 

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Aug 25, 2020

Many restaurateurs pushing for the reopening of indoor dining are worried that they won't be able to make ends meet with just outdoor dining. Others are worried that they can fuel a resurgence of COVID. But there's another fight at the heart of this: can portions of New York City reopen before others? Pat Kiernan...