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Fed up with after-hours emails from your boss? One lawmaker feels your pain. He’s fighting not only for your “right to disconnect,” but to also punish bosses who don’t comply. Supreme Court Justice...
View ArticleNIGHTLIFE: DOLLARS & SENSE
The NYC Office of Nightlife’s first economic impact report shows growth in the sector amidst challenges for business owners and operators. City Council Member Rafael Espinal, along with the Office of...
View ArticleMETROFOCUS: APRIL 22, 2019
Climate change has the city at the mercy of Mother Nature. Just how wet and flooded will future New York be? No more chocolate, peanuts, or coffee? Climate change isn’t only about storms… The Hamptons...
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FIGHTING HUNGER
Food: nutritious, fresh, necessary, and hard to come by right here in the metro area. A look at so-called “food deserts” and City Harvest’s fight against them. Chasing the Dream: Poverty and...
View ArticleMETROFOCUS: APRIL 23, 2019
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, tonight we shine a light on this problem, expose how wide spread it is in our area, and what is being done to protect the innocent. Climate change and its effect...
View ArticleCITY HARVEST: FOOD FIGHT
As public assistance programs face peril, New York City’s largest food rescue organization, City Harvest, faces a renewed fight against hunger. Aired on September 27, 2019. The post CITY HARVEST: FOOD...
View ArticleMETROFOCUS: SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
After losing her son to opioids, a Long Island mother joins the war against addiction from an unlikely place. The shocking story of triplets, separated at birth as a part of an odd experiment with dire...
View ArticleCHEF FIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY IMPACTED BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC
CELEBRITY CHEF SAMUELSSON TRANSFORMS NY, NJ RESTAURANTS INTO COMMUNITY KITCHENS SAYS THIS IS PROBABLY MOST IMPORTANT WORK HE’S DONE; FOOD INSECURITY HEIGHTENED DURING PANDEMIC SAMUELSSON: MOM-AND-POP...
View Article“HUGS & KNISHES”
As Passover begins we explore the interconnection of food, love, and tradition as staples in Jewish homes now and through history. The post “HUGS & KNISHES” appeared first on MetroFocus.
View ArticleMetroFocus: April 16, 2020
The sidewalks of New York are a mosaic of residents, tourists, commuters and street vendors. The people who sell food and goods on some of the busiest corners of New York are usually one or two person...
View ArticleFINDING RELIEF FOR THE SMALLEST SMALL BUSINESS, STREET VENDORS
The sidewalks of New York are a mosaic of residents, tourists, commuters and street vendors. The people who sell food and goods on some of the busiest corners of New York are usually one or two person...
View ArticleMETROFOCUS: MARCH 9, 2020
We’ll give you the latest on the panic, the confusion, and the city and statewide response to this outbreak. Medical expert and veteran journalist, Dr. Bob Arnot gives us the facts you need to know. In...
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