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This edition: Housing

Episode Details

Original tape date: May 12, 1998.

Host, David R. Jones, President of the Community Service Society of New York, discusses how difficult it is to find low-income housing in New York today. To make matters worse, jobs are scarce especially for individuals without a college degree or technical skills. C. Virginia Fields, the newly elected Borough president of Manhattan, sits down with Mr. Jones to talk about these issues and how they are being addressed.

Guest List

C. Virginia Fields President & CEO, National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS

David R. Jones President & CEO, Community Service Society of New York

  • About this series

  • The Urban Agenda, no longer in production, was a monthly television series about real life and real issues in New York City, for all New Yorkers. Here at CUNY TV's website, however, you may still join Community Service Society’s President, David R. Jones, for an in-depth examination of issues and institutions that impact all New Yorkers. Hear what elected officials, advocates and concerned New Yorkers have to say about issues that every New Yorker should know about!

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