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What is Juneteenth?
What is NY Law 50A?

What is Phase 2 of Reopening New York?
What is Social Distancing

What is COVID19?

What is Absentee Voting? (Updated)

What is Absentee Voting?

What is Redlining?

What is The 13th Amendment?

What is Reparations?

What is the ADA?


Represent NYC: Professor Jessica Gordon Nembhard Outlines The History of the Request for Reparations

How To Save A Reported Stop On The Underground Railroad

Subway Accessibility

NY'S Affordable Housing Universal Rent Control Bills

Gale Brewer Congestion Pricing Hearing

What is Congestion Pricing?

Ravi Ragbir press conference with elected officials
What is a Political Caucus?

What is ICE?

What is the U.S. Census?

What is the US Census? (Updated)

What is Ranked Choice Voting?

What is Gun Control?

What is Congestion Pricing?
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What is Planned Parenthood?
What does a Public Advocate do?

What is Impeachment?

NYC Rises Up Against Police Brutality

New Yorkers Protesting Police Brutality (blog version no GFX)

NY Gov. Refusing To Fund Schools Despite Court Judgement

Represent NYC: Professor Alan Singer Describes NY's History with Slavery
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Throughout American history victims have been given reparations for their suffering, but African Americans have never been compensated for hundreds of years of unpaid labor, as well as targeted discrimination within systematic institutions like banking, housing, and education. Assembly Members Inez E. Dickens and Charles Barron are co-sponsors of legislation that would create a commission to study reparations in New York, a former slave state. What would reparations look like and why are they needed? Julie Walker sits down with the elected officials, as well as Professor Lynda Day and Dr. Daniels to learn more.  
A look back at some highlights from Manhattan Neighborhood productions and programming in 2019. ​

National Election Coverage

Hear from presidential hopefuls, as they have the unique opportunity to speak directly to New Yorkers in an intimate setting at the NY Amsterdam News. This week, hear from Indiana Mayor, Pete Buttigieg, in an in-depth discussion about the issues effecting New Yorkers and a Q&A with an audience filled with Harlem leaders, activists, and residents. "Discussions On the Oval" is a new series hosted by Elinor Tatum, publisher and editor of The New York Amsterdam News. 
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his presidential campaign last week Thursday. On the next “Represent NYC" join Executive Editor of the Gotham Gazette Ben Max, NY Times Political Reporter Jeff Mays, WNYC Political Reporter Brigid Bergin and Political Strategist L. Joy Williams as they discuss Mayor de Blasio's candidacy and his possible path to victory. ​
Presidential hopeful United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand advocated for women’s reproductive rights, and used her identity to speak to White America about white privilege and the importance of equality.  This is Senator Gillibrand first post-Presidential Run interview, on how she plans to use the experience from her campaigns and to support her party in taking back the White House.  "Conversations On the Oval," series hosted by Elinor Tatum, publisher and editor of The New York Amsterdam News

Race to Represent: 2019 Special Election

Public Advocate Special Election: Analysis
Race To Represent:  Meet the Candidates (Interview times on Youtube)
​1. Daniel O'Donnell 
2. Ydanis Rodríguez 
3. David Eisenbach 
4.  Benjamin Yee  
5.  Tony Herbert  
6.  Manny Alicandro 
7.  Jared Rich 
Race To Represent:  Meet the Candidates (Interview times on Youtube)
1. Jumaane Williams  
​2. Dawn Smalls  
3. Michael Blake
4. Melissa Mark-Viverito
5. Nomiki Konst
6. Erich Ulrich
7. Rafael Espinal Jr.
Race to Represent Candidate Interview with Melissa Mark- Viverito
Race to Represent Candidate Interview with Jumaane Williams

AGENDA 2019 

 In AGENDA 2019, MNN, Gotham Gazette and City Limits are partnering to preview the key issues at hand for 2019 in New York City and State politics. We will provide in-depth reporting and analysis on essential political and policy issues driving the agenda in what promises to be an intense and important year in New York, from newfound governmental power and always-interesting city-state dynamics, from saving the subways to criminal justice reform, and much more. 
#Agenda2019 co-hosts Ben Max, Executive Editor of Gotham Gazette and Jarrett Murphy, Executive Editor of City Limits speak with the New York State Senator, Liz Krueger and Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause New York to discuss #VoterReform and the newly elected #HouseOfRepresentatives.
#AGENDA2019 co-hosts Ben Max, Executive Editor of Gotham Gazette and Jarrett Murphy, Executive Editor of City Limits speak with as they discuss #RentRegulation, #CongestionPricing and #AmazonHQ2dea lwith NYS Senator elect Julia Salazar and State Senate Majority Deputy Leader Senator Michael Gianaris.

Represent NYC - Weekly Political Talkshow

Ben Max hosts Jumaane Williams' first interview since becoming Public Advocate
#RepresentNYC epxerts take Trump to task and question if Michael Cohen's testimony in front of congress. Christina Greer, Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University, Matt McDermott, Democratic Pollster and Director at Whitman Insight Strategies, Jeff Mays, Journalist at The New York Times and Lincoln Mitchell, Author and Political Analyst; examine Donald Trump’s Presidency from the relentless federal investigation to his showdown with congress.
Community Board Chair Shah Ally sits with State Senator Brian Benjamin to talk about commercial gentrification versus residential gentrification.
NYC  NYS Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli answers your questions about the 15 billion dollars in lost money his office oversees.  Is any of it yours?  And he talks to Dr. Camesha Grant, VP of Community Outreach for Food Bank For New York City.   
New York Times Reporter Jeff C. Mays, and Politico Reporter Brendan Cheney chat with AP's Julie Walker about the Midterm Election results in NY and nationally, and what this mean for women’s rights, minority representation, and the White House. ​
​New York State Assembly member Robert J. Rodriguez  with guests Alex Matthiessen from Fix Our Transit, Nick Sifuentes of Tri-State Transportation Campaign and Ya-Ting Liu from Environmental Defense Fund discuss #transportation and #congestion pricing.
#RepresentNYC host, AP's Julie Walker welcomes outgoing Chairman of Manhattan Community Board 12, Shahabuddeen (Shah) Ally to discuss his recent election win and what he has planned after becoming the first Muslim male Judge in New York State. ​


Raising the Bar

Co-hosts Jason Clark, President of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA), Attorney Adeola Adejobi, and their guests discuss legal issues facing the African American community.

2019 SHORT PROGRAMING ​​

What Does A Public Advocate Do?
What Is Planned Parenthood?
What is Ranked Choice Voting?
What is ICE?
What is the ADA?
What is the U.S. Census?
What is Impeachment?
What is The 13th Amendment?
What is Congestion Pricing?
What is Gun Control?
Local Voices: Subway Accessibility

2018

 Race To Represent: 2018 ELECTION COVERAGE

Manhattan Neighborhood Network partnered with the League of Women Voters of the City of New York and Gotham Gazette, EL Dario, Amsterdam News and other New York Publications to be the go-to source of information for the 2018 New York City elections.

MIDTERM PRIMARY DEBATES 2018

EXCLUSIVE - Lt. Gov Democrat Primary debate
New York's Democratic candidates for Lieutenant Governor, incumbent Kathy Hochul and challenger Jumaane Williams, face off before September 13 primaries as they talk about race, class, Trump, budgets and more.  ONLY DEBATE HELD STATE WIDE
Attorney General Democrat Primary debate 

General Election Midterm Debate 

Midterm Incumbents: One on One Interviews

Special Elections

NY Comptroller general debate (Aired 10/14)
El Diario's Jose Martinez interviews candidates for New York State Senate District 31 Robert Jackson, District 29 candidate Jose Serrano, and State Assembly candidate for District 67 Linda Rosenthal to talk about why they should be your next representatives. ​
Special Election: Assembly District 74 Debate 

POLITICAL COMMENTARY 2018 

Race To Represent 2018: NY Primary Election Roundtable
(Airdate 9/12/2018)  

Fordham University professor Dr. Christina Greer sits with Politico's Azi Paybarah and Brendan Cheney to talk about the lead up to the Thursday, September 13 New York midterm election primaries, including the gubernatorial race between Andrew Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon.
Race To Represent 2018: An Pre Midterm Election Roundtable
​ (Airdate 4/22/2018)

A roundtable panel featuring Gotham Gazette's Ben Max, Politico's Brendan Cheney and Fordham University's Christina Greer on the onset of New York's election season, incumbent governor Andrew Cuomo's competition in Cynthia Nixon, corruption within Albany, state senate and state assembly elections and much more.

Race To Represent 2018:  NY General Election  Roundtable
(Airdate 11/4/2018) 

Dr. Christina Greer of Fordham University, Executive Editor of Gotham Gazette Ben Max, and Politico's Brendan Cheney unite to analyze the current politics of today leading into the midterm elections scheduled for Tuesday November 6th.
 A roundtable panel featuring Gotham Gazette's Ben Max, Politico's Brendan Cheney and Fordham University's Christina Greer on the onset of New York's election season, incumbent governor Andrew Cuomo's competition in Cynthia Nixon, corruption within Albany, state senate and state assembly elections and much more.


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