CUNY TV's DiverseCITY CUNY TV
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- Society & Culture
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DiverseCITY highlights the beautiful mosaic that is New York, one neighborhood at a time. The monthly series features a bit of history, shares community issues of concern, and profiles businesses that are unique to their neighborhood. The show hopes to familiarize New Yorkers with their neighboring communities.
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Port Morris, the South Bronx
How the Port Morris-Mott Haven waterfront transformed. A coalition of local groups in Port Morris and Hunts Point combat the Hell Gate peaker plant. An auction house makes antiques bidding accessible. And local restauranteur Rosa Garcia makes her mark.
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Kips Bay, Manhattan
On this episode, small solutions for the big problem of affordable housing. The big dog on the block that’s out for the little guy . Then a Michelin star chef who’s trying to mainstream food from his part of the world.
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NYC PARKS SPECIAL 2
On this episode, how’s the Parks Department preserving some of the city’s most important eco-systems and learn about how a one-time peacekeeping post became more of a tool for educating the public.
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NYC PARKS SPECIAL
On this episode, private funding for public spaces and why that’s raising some eyebrows. The effort to ensure equity amongst city parks. A program born during the pandemic that’s brought more than green space to a Queens community.
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Willets Point, Queens
On this episode, how Major League Soccer is helping rebuild a long derelict neighborhood in Queens. Then hundreds of autoworkers in the area fear for their future as this mega- development looms. Those stories and more as we explore Willets Point.
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Spuyten Duyvil, The Bronx
On this episode we visit the north Bronx neighborhood of Spuyten Duyvil. We hear from residents who are concerned about of the area’s mystique. We learn about an effort to preserve local parks and what George Washington did in the neighborhood.