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City Watch

Thu, May 14, 2026 - 5:00PM

NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin

Backstage Stories

Thu, May 14, 2026 - 9:00PM

In Conversation with Lisa E. Davis

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Thu, May 14, 2026 - 10:00PM

Featuring the music of Martin Carthy & Bob Dylan.

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Fri, May 15, 2026 - 12:00AM

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Sat, May 16, 2026 - 5:00AM

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Everything Old is New Again - Again!

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Liz Callaway, Stacey Kent, Marieann Meringolo & More

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Animal Matters

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Traveling with Pets & Paws of War

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MOME Commissioner Rafael Espinal

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National May 11th, 2026 Resistance Grows Against War Abroad And Voter Suppression At Home by Bob Hennelly Local May 7th, 2026 Staff Demand Legal Aid Step Up by Bob Hennelly National May 5th, 2026 May Day Monday-Resolve-Resist-Restore by Bob Hennelly National May 1st, 2026 Scotus Spikes Voting Rights Act by Frenchie Davis Local April 30th, 2026 Workplace Deaths Mount As U.S. Protections Wane by Bob Hennelly, Frenchie Davis, Jesse Lent & Ember Ollom National April 25th, 2026 Unionize Like Life Depended On It-It Does by Jenna Flanagan and Bob Hennelly

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2026Talks - May 14, 2026

Louisiana lawmakers advance a G-O-P backed congressional map, Trump in Beijing with Iran War, trade and Taiwan on table; Nebraska Senate race might split an anti-G-O-P vote; and a study links voting to a longer life expectancy.

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