Can a supermarket survive in this town? As consumers increasingly use their thumbs to buy everything from produce to prepared food, the already-thin margins for grocers in New York City have shrunk even further. As some beloved stores close - or are sold to speculative investors - new players are carving out slices of the local grocery market. NY1 reporter Michael Scotto and business anchor Annika Pergament sit down with Pat Kiernan to break down the changes impacting the business of buying food.

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New York City's favorite morning anchor pulls back the curtain on the biggest stories around the five boroughs – the impactful, fascinating, and extraordinary headlines reported each week by Spectrum News NY1. Through intimate conversations with the newsroom's expert journalists, Pat Kiernan illuminates what matters to resident New Yorkers and New Yorkers at heart. Join the conversation using #NY1Crosstown.

Darryl McDaniels, the DMC of Run-DMC, was the biggest name in Hip-Hop when his world was rocked. He found out he was adopted. That set him on a years-long quest to find out his birth story. But there was one major New York law that created a huge roadblock. NY1's Lydia Hu was with McDaniels as he filed to get his birth certificate. She shares the legislative changes and this personal story with Pat Kiernan.

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A Queens Hip-Hop Legend Is Trying to Piece Together His Family Tree With a NY Law

ABOUT THE SHOW

New York City's favorite morning anchor pulls back the curtain on the biggest stories around the five boroughs – the impactful, fascinating, and extraordinary headlines reported each week by Spectrum News NY1. Through intimate conversations with the newsroom's expert journalists, Pat Kiernan illuminates what matters to resident New Yorkers and New Yorkers at heart. Join the conversation using #NY1Crosstown.

Community board meetings can drag on for hours. It's an open forum for a person to give their opinion on the neighborhood. But they are focused on serious issues and their recommendations are important to city officials. They are the eyes and ears of a neighborhood, the boots on the ground. Is New York seeing a civic engagement renaissance? Pat Kiernan sits down with NY1's Michael Scotto, Lindsey Christ and Bob Hardt.

ABOUT THE SHOW

New York City's favorite morning anchor pulls back the curtain on the biggest stories around the five boroughs – the impactful, fascinating, and extraordinary headlines reported each week by Spectrum News NY1. Through intimate conversations with the newsroom's expert journalists, Pat Kiernan illuminates what matters to resident New Yorkers and New Yorkers at heart. Join the conversation using #NY1Crosstown.

It's that time of the year again: awards season. The center of the entertainment industry may be in Los Angeles, but the film industry in New York still has some pull. Or does it? Pat Kiernan sits down with NY1's Red Carpet reporter extraordinaire George Whipple and Executive Producer Robert Wolejsza to discuss if there's a California bias against New York and its movies, actors and critics.

ABOUT THE SHOW

New York City's favorite morning anchor pulls back the curtain on the biggest stories around the five boroughs – the impactful, fascinating, and extraordinary headlines reported each week by Spectrum News NY1. Through intimate conversations with the newsroom's expert journalists, Pat Kiernan illuminates what matters to resident New Yorkers and New Yorkers at heart. Join the conversation using #NY1Crosstown.

Penn Station is set to get a facelift later this year. But will adding more tracks solve the transit problems at one of the busiest hubs in the country? Governor Cuomo seems to think so. Pat Kiernan sits down with NY1's transit experts Jamie Stelter and Dan Rivoli to discuss.

ABOUT THE SHOW

New York City's favorite morning anchor pulls back the curtain on the biggest stories around the five boroughs – the impactful, fascinating, and extraordinary headlines reported each week by Spectrum News NY1. Through intimate conversations with the newsroom's expert journalists, Pat Kiernan illuminates what matters to resident New Yorkers and New Yorkers at heart. Join the conversation using #NY1Crosstown.

The city’s skyline has been pushed upward dramatically over the last decade. But some say these are just “lock boxes in the sky” that don’t benefit most New Yorkers. Pat Kiernan sits down with Michael Herzenberg to discuss the rise of super high rises.

ABOUT THE SHOW

New York City's favorite morning anchor pulls back the curtain on the biggest stories around the five boroughs – the impactful, fascinating, and extraordinary headlines reported each week by Spectrum News NY1. Through intimate conversations with the newsroom's expert journalists, Pat Kiernan illuminates what matters to resident New Yorkers and New Yorkers at heart. Join the conversation using #NY1Crosstown.

It’s one of the biggest events for the city. Millions have their eyes on Times Square to count down and watch the ball drop. Pat Kiernan sits down with the team that brings New Year’s Eve festivities to TV and asks them: are 10 minutes of celebrations worth 10 hours of standing in the cold?

ABOUT THE SHOW

New York City's favorite morning anchor pulls back the curtain on the biggest stories around the five boroughs – the impactful, fascinating, and extraordinary headlines reported each week by Spectrum News NY1. Through intimate conversations with the newsroom's expert journalists, Pat Kiernan illuminates what matters to resident New Yorkers and New Yorkers at heart. Join the conversation using #NY1Crosstown.

In September of 2018, NY1 received reports that a nanny stabbed three babies at a daycare center. That center turned out to be a facility for foreign mothers to give birth to American children. This breaking news event turned into an investigation looking at an industry that has little regulation in the city. Pat Kiernan sits down with the investigative team that produced one of the biggest reports of the year for NY1.

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Inside a Hidden Industry: New York City's "Maternity Hotels"

New York City saw its first winter storm of the season. The city, learning from past mistakes, was ready to tackle any amount of accumulation. Pat Kiernan sits down with NY1 Meteorologist Erick Adame to talk about how he prepares for the winter season and how to give appropriate warnings to New Yorkers.

After four men sleeping on the streets were murdered, the city rallied behind the homeless community. Pat Kiernan sits down with Courtney Gross, the reporter who wanted to put a name and a face to these men who lived in the shadows.

Read Courtney Gross' special report right here.