City Talk host Doug Muzzio sits down with Marty Appel, author of "Pinstripe Empire: The New York Yankees from Before the Babe to After the Boss." The book gives the first narrative history of the New York Yankees in nearly seventy years.
This week Doug Muzzio, host of City Talk, is joined by Juan Gonzalez, staff columnist for the "New York Daily News," co-host of Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman, and co-author of "News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media."
"City Talk" welcomes Angelo Falcón, Pres. and Founder of the National Institute for Latino Policy, along with Gabriel Haslip-Viera, Prof. and Chair of Sociology at City College/CUNY to discuss the impact of the Latino population on politics today.
Doug welcomes Angelo Falcón, President and Founder of the National Institute for Latino Policy. They discuss the impact of the Latino population on US politics in today's world.
CityTalk's Doug Muzzio sits down with Michelle Brier, Dir. of Marketing and Comm. at Guiding Eyes for the Blind. She is joined by Alan Gunzburg, Amy Dixon, and Frank Senior, along with their canine companions to discuss how the org. brought them together.
CityTalk host Doug Muzzio is joined by Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac, authors of "Pax Ethnica, Where and How Diversity Succeeds". For the book, Meyer and Brysac undertook a two-year exploration of places notable for compromise on cultural rights.
Host Doug Muzzio is joined by Greg David, author of "Modern New York: The Life and Economics of a City". A columnist for "Crain's New York Business," David is also dir. of the Business & Econ. Reporting Program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
City Talk host Doug Muzzio is joined by Neera Tanden this week. As president of the Center for American Progress (CAP), Tanden helps run one of the most influential think tanks in Washington, D.C.
City Talk host Doug Muzzio is joined by Leslie Koch, President of the Trust for Governors Island. Ms. Koch is responsible for the planning, redevelopment and on-going operation of the 150 acres of the Island owned by the Trust.
Doug is joined by Sam Schwartz, "Gridlock Sam," former New York City Transportation Department traffic commissioner and chief engineer, and regular columnist for the Daily News. The two discuss Schwartz's proposed transportation plan for New York City.
Joining Doug to talk about poverty, the poor, politics, and public policy is David R. Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Community Service Society of New York.
Doug sits down with frequent CUNY TV guest and colleague Micheline Blum, Director of Baruch College Survey Research at the School of Public Affairs, to discuss the new report "Policing, Protection, Pat-downs and Profiling: What New Yorkers Say"
Doug sits down with Tom Robbins, head of the Investigative Reporting program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. His recent “New York Times Magazine” article tells the story of Judith Clark, an inmate convicted of armed robbery and murder in 1981.
Doug sits down with Seymour Fliegel, President of Center for Educational Innovation-Public Education Association (CEI-PEA), to discuss the new teacher rating system in New York State.
Doug welcomes Mike Fishman, President of 32BJ Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to the program this week. Mr. Fishman leads New York's largest private-sector union and the country's largest property services union.
Doug welcomes back New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. They discuss the condition of the state's finances and the way the national economic and political trends are affecting New York State.
Doug is joined by Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr, Director of CUNY’s Urban Education Policy Center and former Tuskegee Airman, to discuss the recently released film “Red Tails,” which tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen’s vital service during WWII.
Doug is joined by Eli Silverman and John A. Eterno, co-authors of the book “The Crime Numbers Game: Management by Manipulation,” which exposes the truth about crime statistics manipulation in the NYPD.
Doug is joined by Richard D. Kahlenberg, senior fellow at The Century Foundation. The two discuss Mr. Kahlenberg’s latest book “Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race and Democracy."
Joining Doug to talk about Afghanistan and reporting on the war is Ray Rivera of “The New York Times”. Rivera is recently back from a year-long stint as a “Times” Afghanistan correspondent.
Doug is joined by Dick Dadey, Exec. Dir. of Citizens Union; Lucia Gomez-Jimenez, Exec. Dir. of La Fuente; and Susan Lerner, Exec. Dir. of Common Cause New York. The panel discusses the redistricting of the State of New York.
Doug sits down with “Inside City Hall” host Errol Louis, and “Crain’s New York Business” columnist Greg David to sum up the successes and failures of the New York State government in 2011, and to look ahead at some of the issues that may arise in 2012.
Returning to CityTalk are Joshua David and Robert Hammond, co-founders of Friends of the High Line, discussing the park’s last section. Joining them is Dan Barasch, co-founder of the Delancey Underground, sharing his vision for a new park space.
Doug is joined by Michael Wahid Hanna, Fellow at The Century Foundation focusing on issues of international security, human rights, and post-conflict justice. They discuss the sweeping changes taking place in the Middle East.
Doug is joined by Joshua David and Robert Hammond, co-founders of Friends of the High Line, the non-profit group responsible for The High Line Park in New York City.
Doug is joined once again by Ann Marie McDonnell, artist and director of education at the Alice Austen House Museum, and Dr. Carl Rutberg, the museum’s executive director. They discuss the Alice Austen House and the Staten Island art scene.
Doug is joined by Ann Marie McDonnell, artist and director of education at the Alice Austen House Museum, and Dr. Carl Rutberg, the museum’s executive director. They discuss the works and the life of photographer Alice Austen.
Doug welcomes Vin Cipolla, president of The Municipal Art Society of New York. The two discuss the past, present and future of the garment district and the state of Moynihan Station.
Doug welcomes Mike Wallace, Chair of the Advisory Board of the Gotham Center for NYC History, and Distinguished Professor of History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY. The two discuss the country’s current political climate.
Joining Doug to talk about New York City, our latest census, and what we can take away from it is Dr. Joseph Salvo, Director of the Population Division at the New York City Department of City Planning.
