[Un] Correct NY

This week Kelly Mena, Stephen Witt and Tom Russotti sit down with Yvette Buckner, Managing Director at Tusk Strategies about the Education Equity Campaign aimed at increasing diversity in NYC's specialized high schools (SHS).

In recent months, the eight elite schools have come under fire for their lack of diversity particularly their low rate of black and Latino students. SHS include Stuyvesant and Brooklyn Technical High School in Brooklyn. In March, Stuyvesant offered only 7 out of 895 slots in the freshman class to black students.

Stephen Witt and Kelly Mena discuss the contentious race for the open seat in the special election for the 45th City Council District. The district includes Flatbush, East Flatbush, Flatlands, Midwood and Canarsie and there are currently eight candidates still in the race. Issues facing the district include affordable housing, congestion pricing and public transportation options, amongst others.

On this week's episode of [Un]Correct New York, Stephen Witt, Kelly Mena and Tom Russotti sit down with the 43rd Assembly Male Democratic District leader and brother of slain City Councilman James Davis, to talk about his role in local politics and the future of the democratic party.

This week on UnCorrect New York Kelly Mena and Tom Russotti sans Stephen Witt, talk about the highly anticipated release of the Mueller report and what it means for President Donald Trump. Last Friday, Attorney General Williams Barr released the redacted version of the report to the public after much speculation about Russia's controversial interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election.

On this week's episode of [Un] Correct New York, Stephen Witt, Tom Russotti and Kelly Mena sat down with one of Brooklyn's leading progressives,  New Kings Democrats President Brandon West, whose political club is making waves amongst new and established Democrats in the borough.West talks about the history and the future of the Democratic party and its relationship with New York politics. He also talks about some of the club's controversial initiatives such as Rep Your Block and it's Visioning Program.

This week UnCorrect New York has it's very first guest! Stephen Witt, Kelly Mena and Tom Russotti sit down with Assemblyman Walter T. Mosley to talk about the recently passed FY 2019-2020 New York State Budget including some shortfalls in the funding bill that didn't include legalization of marijuana and campaign finance reform.

On this week’s episode of [Un] Correct New York, Stephen Witt, Kelly Mena and Tom Russotti talk about the potential impacts Marijuana Legalization in New York State could mean for residents and in particular communities of color.

New York City has a history of over policing cannabis in black and latino communities due to a former NYPD police practice of "stop and frisk". With the legalization of the schedule 1 drug, many black and Latino residents want to ensure that they are one of the first ones benefiting from the $11 billion industry.

On this week's episode of [Un] Correct New York, Stephen Witt, Kelly Mena and Tom Russotti talk about the controversial Specialized High School Admission Test (SHSAT). Recent data revealed that low numbers of Black and Latino students were accepted into New York City's eight elite schools including Stuyvesant and Brooklyn Technical High School, has many parents worried about the lack of diversity and access to a quality education across the five boroughs.

This week Steve, Kelly and Tom talk about the ongoing Kings County Politics investigation into the city's Third Party Transfer Program, a.k.a. TPT, under the Department of Housing Preservation and Development that last year seized more than 60 homes across Brooklyn, particularly among Black and Latino homeowners. The seizures and the program is worrying many longtime residents, who have lost their generational wealth to a NYC housing program they say is targeting homes in gentrifying Brooklyn.

On this week's episode of [Un] Correct New York Stephen Witt, Tom Russotti and Kelly Mena talk about Bernie Sanders' recent visit to Brooklyn. A recent Op-Ed published by Kings County Politics spurred criticism from the progressive movement over the diversity of Sanders support for his 2020 Presidential bid.