Episode: October 2013

Episode: November 2013

Episode 46: June 2014

It’s summer in the city. For most students, school’s out. But in Coney Island, one school is in and it’s got a scorching syllabus. Just blocks away, a very different Coney Island. Still reeling from superstore Sandy 19 months later. A plus size dilemma. With prom season in full swing, […]

Episode 45: May 2014

Elections are happening in places of war and places of peace all around the world. In South Africa, the torch is being passes to a new generation. Obamacare and the struggle of one group to get it. Here in New York, a new fight in a battle between the landlords […]

Episode 44: April 2014

Keeping young people out of prison. Programs that offer alternatives to incarcerations are being squeezed financially. The push to add Muslim religious holidays to the public school calendar. Caught between two art worlds. An Iranian artist makes the transition from Teheran to one New York top art schools.

Episode 43: March 2014

Protests are up in New York and elsewhere in the US as Ukrainians call for Russia to get out of the country many of them still call home. Going for gold. A paralympic curler from Upstate New York takes his dreams to Sochi. Brooklyn vs. Manhattan. It’s not just the […]

Young Arms, Big Worries

On this edition of 219West, we examine the potential of pitching injuries in young baseball players;we meet a man known as the “Mayor of Carroll Gardens, and hear how the Gowanus neighborhood is changing. Plus, a new line of tee-shirts with positive messages in “Spenglish.”

Mandating Reform: The Healthcare Debate

As the mandate requiring Americans to have healthcare heads for the Supreme Court, we explore the constitutional challenges and what that means for benefits already in place. We profile a vegan bodybuilder and some young Greeks who are building a new life in New York. Plus, we travel to Mozambique to learn about efforts to save the Miombo Woodland without crippling the local economy.

Episode: April 2012

On this edition of 219West, we examine the potential for pitching injuries in young baseball players. Also, meet the “Mayor of Carroll Gardens” and hear how the Gowanus neighborhood is changing. And finally, find out why a new line of T-shirts with positive messages in “Spenglish” are a big hit […]

Episode: March 2012

As the mandate requiring Americans to have healthcare heads for the Supreme Court, we explore the constitutional challenges and what that means for benefits already in place. We profile a vegan bodybuilder and some young Greeks who are building a new life in New York. Plus, we travel to Mozambique […]