METROLINE: N.Y. IN THE 21ST CENTURY (TV)
Summary
One in this series of public affairs programs which focus on issues of concern to New York City. In this program, host Mike Shuster interviews four prominent New Yorkers about their hopes for the future of urban development in New York City. Those interviewed include Robert Wagner, Jr., president of the Board of Education and chairman of the Mayor's Commission on the Year 2000; Alair Townsend, deputy mayor of finance and economic development; Fred Kent, urban planning advocate and president of the Project for Public Space; and Herbert Bienstock, professor of labor and urban values at Queens College. Major topics include the improvements in the economy over the previous ten years, and the projections for employment rates, job opportunities, and poverty levels in the future; the city's continuing role as a cultural center; the need to improve the housing situation and the transportation system; city planning schemes and the way that major development plans, such as Donald Trump's proposed Television City, could affect the city and its waterfront; and the possible changes in the neighborhoods of the South Bronx, downtown Brooklyn, and the Upper West Side. As the program concludes, Townsend, Kent, and Bienstock each express their hopes for the future of the city, and Shuster suggests some ways that New Yorkers can get involved.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS WNET New York, NY
- DATE: May 27, 1987 8:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:28:48
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:20167
- GENRE: Public affairs/Documentaries; Talk/Interviews
- SUBJECT HEADING: Cities and towns - Civic improvement; New York City; Talk/Interviews; Urban renewal
- SERIES RUN: WNET (New York, NY) - TV series, 1985-1988
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Lois Bianchi … Executive Producer
- Daniel Dubno … Producer
- Lesli Klainberg … Associate Producer
- John Edwards … Director
- Mike Shuster … Host
- Herbert Bienstock … Guest
- Fred Kent … Guest
- Alair Townsend … Guest
- Robert Wagner … Guest
- Donald Trump