On this edition, the Brooklyn Navy Yard and its big investment in small business. Ensuring no neighbor is left out of the windfall from the coastal complex’s growth. The yard’s deep historical connection to World War II that many might not know. What the city’s largest Spanish speaking television station sacrificed to survive. Then CUNY’s effort to assist Hollywood with its diversity push.
Guests
Annie Bassin, Founder, Annie’s Ginger Elixir
Aliyah Bynoe, Student, Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema/CUNY
David Ehrenberg, Outgoing President and CEO, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation
Richard Gladstein, Executive Director, Feirstein School of Cinema, Brooklyn College
Andrew Gustafson, Vice President, Turnstile Tours
Rob Kolb, Co-Founder, Transmitter Brewing
Mike Nieves, President and CEO, HITN
Rebecca Zauss Russ & Daughters, Assistant Director of Operations
Recording Date
03/15/2022
First Air Date
03/18/2022
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