219West

219West

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219West episodes

  • Fashions, Foundries and Finding Roots
    On this edition, dandy fashion statements and fashions that make a statement about Brooklyn. Haitians and Dominicans find common ground through music. Video games invade New York and the city's last surviving foundry. Plus, San Gennaro after 9/11.
    30 min
  • Making Sense of the Census
    On this episode, an Imam for the west African Community; complaints and perspectives about the 2010 census; medical advancements and healthy meals for dogs; plus a sculptor commemorates man's best friend.
    30 min
  • The Next Chapter
    We look at the future of early childhood education and a Latino arts program in New York, plus new trends in media. Also, an artist commemorates 9/11 through paintings and film.
    30 min
  • Woman Power
    On this edition of 219West, the legacy of the Triangle fire, women in non-traditional jobs and New York City Council speaker Christine Quinn.
    30 min
  • Living Arts
    On this edition of 219West, a non-profit finds usual spaces for art and a time when there were few legal spaces for artists in Soho; TV viewers who are cutting the cable cord. Plus, finding fun in exercise and keeping the Harry Potter phenomenon alive.
    30 min
  • The Last Loaf
    On this edition of "219West", the foreclosure crisis in Queens and the demise of the Wonder Bread plant; a gospel tour of Harlem and plans for tourism in the Bronx. And a profile of a Romanian immigrant whose work is one-hundred percent American.
    31 min
  • Wall Street to Main Street
    On this edition of 219West, Wall Street's impact on New Yorkers in need; saving the Mohegan Indian language, and keeping Harry Potter alive through Quidditch. Plus, a history of holiday desserts.
    30 min
  • Trafficking and the Sex Trade
    On this edition of 219West: the personal story of a sex trafficking victim; the glorification of pimps in popular culture; political predictions; bedbug busters, and an ancient Ethiopian Jewish celebration.
    30 min
  • Ethnic Politics
    On this edition of 219West, Puerto Rican political dynasties, changing politics in Harlem and election predictions. Plus, the effort to save endangered languages, a possible threat to the city's water supply, and the cosmetic market for men.
    30 min

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219West, once the home of the fabled New York Herald-Tribune, is now the address of the CUNY's Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. From their home base on 40th Street,…