This edition: NYC Waterfront Special
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Episode Details
Original tape date: August 6, 2019. First aired: August 9, 2019.On this special edition we look at developments along NYC’s approximately 520 miles of linear waterfront. The show features a look at the new Empire Outlets mall on Staten Island’s north shore that’s expected to be a benefit to the community. Then we head to Industry City in Brooklyn, where the billion dollar development is being accused of displacing long-time residents. The next piece highlights the debate over the future of the Sheridan Expressway, a short strip of road in the Bronx that connects to the interstate highway system. Then finally we hear how the city’s response to climate change could leave a popular park buried under 10 feet of dirt.
Guest List
Amy Chester Managing Director, Rebuild by Design
Jessica Clemente President & CEO, WE STAY/Nos Quedamos, Inc.
Christine Datz-Romero Executive Director, Lower East Side Ecology Center
Bobby Digi Founder, Island Voice, Inc.
Adam Green Founder & Executive Director, Rocking the Boat
Joe Hirsch Editor, The Hunts Point Express
Dr. Liliana Polo McKenna CEO, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
Jennifer Sammartino Director of Tourism & Cultural Affairs, Office of the Staten Island Borough President
Ting Ting Fu Climate Justice Organizer, UPROSE
Angela Tovar Director of Community Development, The POINT, CDC
Elizabeth Yeampierre Executive Director, UPROSE (United Puerto Rican Organization of Sunset Park), Chair, New York City Environment Justice Alliance
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