This week on Radio 116...
We take a look at the problem of homelessness in the elderly community, the new policy for filing grievances at Columbia, the struggle to keep the avante-gard music scene alive in downtown Manhattan...and much more.
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News from Radio 116
The news from Radio 116's Jessica Mador.
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The United Nations in Crisis
At a UN meeting Friday, there were some radical suggestions for how to improve the organization, including changing the make-up of the security council. Tom Randall reports.
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Homelessness and the Elderly
The number of homeless New Yorkers has been creeping up for the past several years. Kristin Espeland documents the rise of a new group among them - the elderly.
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The Race for Gracie Mansion
Michael Rice gives us an update on the Democratic primary elections to be held in September.
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Separation Anxiety
Commentator George Spencer talks about the guilt he feels being away from his Texas home and his handicapped older sister.
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Fighting for Pornography
Following a New York State Appeals Court decision handed down on Tuesday, Tom Grove talks with attorney Herald Price Fahringer about why it might be illegal to zone sex shops out of residential areas.
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Building Green in New York
City and state officials are offering incentives for developing energy efficient "high-performance buildings". Jessica Mador reports.
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News from Radio 116
The news from Radio 116's Jackie Bell.
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Academic Freedom
Cyrus Farivar talks to Columbia Professor Mahmood Mamdani about the university's new policy for filing grievances against faculty members.
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It's Tax Day!
Priya Ganapati reports on the scene at the 34th Street post office, where people are rushing to file their taxes before the midnight deadline.
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How to be a Freak
Traveling sideshows are all but extinct these days. But a class at Brooklyn's Coney Island amusement park continues to teach people how to be sideshow freaks. Nazanin Rafsanjani reports.
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Blue State/Red State - A Love Story
Commentator Sarah Dalsimer shares how her Mississippi-bred boyfriend has changed her outlook.
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Saving the Downtown Scene
Downtown music venues face rising rents that threaten to push them out of business. Adelia Honeywood reports on the efforts to keep the avant-garde music scene alive.
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