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PUBLISHING, SCIENCE, RESEARCH,
MEDIA, INNOVATION AND MUCH MORE.
THIS IS METRO FOCUS.
>> TONIGHT, WHERE WE ARE AND
AFTER SANDY.
>> WE CANNOT RAISE OUR BUILDINGS
UP ON PILINGS.
WE NEED A BETTER SOLUTION.
>> BEEN TO THE LIBRARY LATELY?
AND SENIORS.
>> AND HERE COMES THE HAPPIEST
HOW YOU DOING TODAY?
>> FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM IS
>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO "METRO
FOCU."
EVERYONE FELT THE EFFECTS OF THE
REGION'S MOST DEVASTATING STORM.
WHERE ARE WE FOUR MONTHS AFTER
SANDY?
WE DECIDED TO FOCUS ON 3
TO GET STARTED, WE WILL HEAR
WHAT MAYOR BLOOMBERG HAD TO SAY.
>> THIS YEAR WE WILL DEVELOP A
ABLE TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON
HOSPITALS MAINTAIN POWER AND
OPERATING.
BY THE END OF MAY, SETH PENSKE
WILL DELIVER A REPORT.
ABANDON THE WATER FRONT.
WE WILL NOT CUT OUR CITY OFF
MADE US GREAT.
THAT WAS THE MISTAKE THAT ROBERT
WORKING FOR DECADES TO UNDO.
WE WILL BUILD BACK STRONGER.
SUSTAINIBLY, BUT WE WILL BUILD
BACK HERE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
BUILD TO MAKE SURE WE'RE READY
>> THE THING THAT MAKES THIS
SHOOT SOMETIMES.
LEARNED THAT THIS RIVER ALSO HAS
A DARK SIDE.
SURGE THAT FLOODED ALMOST 8O% OF
THE NATIONAL GUARD WAS CALLED IN
FACE OF SANDY'S FURRY.
STABILIZED, THE ADMINISTRATION
WORKED ON WAYS TO AVOID THIS
SHE BEGAN TO OUTLINE SOME OF THE
PLANS.
>> WE CANNOT RAISE OUR BUILDINGS
UP ON PILINGS.
WE NEED A BETTER SOLUTION.
MOST ATTENTION WAS A PLAN TO
THE CITY WHERE THE STORM SURGE
CAME IN AND SETTLED INTO
LOW-LYING NEIGHBORHOODS ON THE
WEST SIDE.
>> THE BIG 1 THAT WE WANT TO
MORE PARKLAND AND HAVING A LARGE
EVERYTHING WE CAN DO TO HOLD THE
WATER BACK FROM GOING INTO THE
WALL FOR PROTECTION.
REDUCE THE IMPACT OF SEA LEVEL
RISE OR STORM SURGE, THE BETTER.
REPAIRS EACH YEAR.
>> IT COULD PROVE TO BE A TEST
TO AND PLAN FOR THE 1OO-YEAR
RECENTLY TO THE SOUTH STREET SEA
PORT NEIGHBORHOOD TO CHECK IN ON
THERE, THE PARIS CAFE.
REVERENCE FOR THE CAFE'S PAST.
>> THERE IS NO WAY TO DESCRIBE
IT OTHER THAN SOMEBODY GRABBED A
>> TANGIBLE EVIDENCE WHERE THE
FLOODWATERS SETTLED.
AND THE PARIS CAFE REMAINS
>> THE PARIS CAFE IS A SOUTH
MIRES HOTEL AND BAR.
A LOT OF FAY MOW PEOPLE.
BETWEEN 7OO AND 8OO,000.
HE IS WAITING TO HEAR IF
>> THE FUTURE CAN LOOK GOOD.
IT'S STILL AN ICONIC
PORT WILL BE A MAJOR TOURIST
>> HE SAYS THE PARIS CAFE WILL
RE-OPEN BUSINESSES, THERE IS
ANOTHER STRUGGLE STILL GOING ON.
LARGEST FOOD BANK.
>> BEFORE SANDY HIT YOU WERE
SERVING ABOUT 65,000 PEOPLE IN
NEED HERE.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> WEEKLY.
IN SOME CASES, IT IS A DUPLY
>> SO WHAT HAPPENED AFTER SANDY?
>> WHEN SANDY HIT, IT REALLY
CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR US.
THOSE 3OO,000 PEOPLE WHO
DEPENDED ON THE FOOD AND
SUPPLIES STILL REMAIN.
THERE ARE MANY, MANY THOUSANDS
AND THOUSANDS OF MORE PEOPLE
>> HOW HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO
IT'S A MASSIVE SHIFT THIS IS A
THE 20 YEARS OF OUR ORGANIZATION
BUILT US TO THIS POINT AND GOT
US READY TO RESPOND THE WAY WE
DID.
AND SO, WE WERE ABLE TO GROW
INSTANTLY.
THE WAY WE MOVE FOOD, THE WAY WE
MULTIPLIED IT IN THE BEGINNING
OUR STAFF WAS WORKING 7 DAYS A
WEEK AND SOMETIMES UPWARDS OF 20
HOURS A DAY.
WE WERE FORTUNATE.
NETWORK OF FOOD BANKS ACROSS THE
SUPPORT FROM THEM.
WE HAD PROFESSIONALS COME IN
AND A LOT OF FOOD CAME INTO US
FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
CAME TO NEW YORK AND HELPED?
THAT ALWAYS RESPONDED TO OTHER
DISASTERS.
ISLAND HARVEST HAS BEEN INVOLVED
IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
DISASTERS BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST
1OO% OF MY STAFF WAS AFFECTED BY
THE STORM.
WE HAD STAFF UNDER 5 FEET OF
WATER.
>> YOU CAN FIND THE FULL PAN
DISCUSSION ON OUR WEB SIDE BUT
FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE TO ORDINARY
AMERICANS.
WE NEED TO MARCH AND PROTEST AND
WHOSE FUTURES ARE BEING SO
CRUELLY CURTAILED BY THE AFFAIRS
OF THE ECONOMICS SYSTEM.
SIT A FIGHT THAT WE CAN WIN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> AS MAYOR BLOOMBERG COUNTS
IN OFFICE, HE IS PUSHING A LARGE
THE PLAN TO REZONE EAST MIDTOWN.
IT CONTAINS SOME OF THE CITY'S
MOST FAMOUS BUILDINGS.
HEARINGS ARE NOW PLANNED FOR
LATER THIS SPRING.
SOCIETY OF NEW YORK.
IT'S PRESIDENT JOINED US TO TALK
AREA THAT STRETCHES FROM 2nd
AVENUE TO 5th.
>> WELCOME TO "METRO FOCUS".
>> EAST MIDTOWN AROUND GRAND
MOST IMPORTANT PROBABLY GLOBALLY
TO THE CITY IN SO MANY WAYS.
NOT BEEN LOOKED AT IN A WHILE.
THE ZONING HAS BEEN IN PLACE A
LONG TIME.
OUR CONCERN IS REALLY THAT
AREA REALLY WORKS.
WHAT'S IF AND WHAT ARE THE NEEDS
OF THE GRAND CENTRAL AREA?
IT'S TIME TO SAY OKAY, HOW CAN
>> WE ARE -- WE APPLAUD THE CITY
AND WE HAD STARTED EVEN BEFORE
BUT I WAS JUST SPEAKING OF
AROUND GRAND CENTRAL ITSELF.
IT'S ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO BE
DONE WITH OPEN SPACE AND THE
PUBLIC REALM THAT IMPROVEMENTS
>> THERE HAVE BEEN SOME VERY
SPONSOR.
WE FINISHED A SUMMIT OF IDEAS TO
REALLY GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER TO
BETTER NEW YORK.
AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THINKING
ABOUT THE PUBLIC REALM, WE DID
STUDY THAT WAS DONE AND A NUMBER
OF IDEAS THAT WERE INTRODUCED BY
SOM.
DEVELOPMENT POSSIBILITIES AROUND
>> THIS 1 LOOKS LIKE THE JETSONS
HALO OVER GRAND CENTRAL.
SEE THE CHANGES?
>> WELL, IF THE -- WE ARE VERY
DOES TAKE PLACE THAT WHAT DOES
TAKE PLACE WITH THAT RE-ZONE
OF THE AREA THAT REALLY PROMOTES
COMPLEXITY, DIVERSITY, MIXED USE
OLD AND NEW.
IF THE REZONING IS TO HAPPEN
THIS YEAR, THEN IT WILL TAKE A
LONG TIME.
INFORMATION DRIVEN ECONOMY WHERE
MILLIONS OF WEBSITES ARE
CONSTANTLY UPDATING, YOU MIGHT
THINK THE LOCAL LIBRARY WOULD BE
IN THE CIRCULATION OF BOOKS.
YOU WITH US.
>> ACCORDING TO YOUR REPORT,
THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE INCREASE
IN PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AND
CIRCULATION IN THE NEW YORK CITY
YEARS?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
AND OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS SINCE
2002, 3 PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS
>> THE SHORT ANSWER IS WE LIVE
AND MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO THE LIBRARIES TO BETTER
PICK UP THE SKILLS THAT THEY
NEED TO SUCCEED.
THE INCREASE, THIS HUGE INCREASE
>> NO, OVER THE LAST DECADE,
LIBRARIES HAS ACTUALLY DROPPED
AND THE AVERAGE HOURS HAS REMAIN
IT'S OPEN ABOUT 42 HOURS A WEEK,
WHICH IS NOT A LOT AT ALL.
GIVE US NUMBERS.
HOW MUCH HAS BEEN CUT?
THAT MEANS THEY CAN'T KEEP THEIR
DOORS OPEN OR HIRE NEW PEOPLE TO
MEET THE DEMAND.
THE LIBRARIES IN NEW YORK CITY
HAVE REMARKABLY LOW NUMBERS OF
>> IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, THEY ARE
>> WASN'T THERE SOME KIND OF
OPENED THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED
TO BE OPEN FROM 9:00 A.M. TO
9:00 P.M.?
SIGNED A DEAL WITH THE CITY TO
THAT WERE GOING TO BE BUILT IN
NEW YORK IN EXCHANGE FOR THE
CITY PUTTING UP FUNDS TO OPERATE
THE BRANCHS.
IT SAYS THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO
KEEP THESE BRANCHS OPEN FROM
9:00 A.M. UNTIL 9:00 P.M. 6 DAYS
>> I GUESS THEY FEEL THEIR DON'T
HAVE TO UPHOLD THEIR CONTRACT?
>> I'M NOT A LEGAL EXPERT.
KEY FINDINGS IN YOUR REPORT?
>> AGAIN, WE GO THROUGH A LOT OF
DETAIL ABOUT WHERE THE GROWTH IS
HAPPENING IN THE CITY.
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, BRONX
BRANCHS HAVE DONE REALLY WELL.
INVESTMENTS.
HIGHLANDS BRANCH IN SOUTH BRONX.
>> YOU CALL THE REPORT BRANCHS
SERVE IMMIGRANTS AND SENIORS AND
K-12 STUDENTS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOURCES,
GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE
BUT THEY REALLY DO NEED MORE
SUPPORT.
MEMBERS UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT
THE MEMBERS ARE.
WE NEED A MAYOR WHO IS WILLING
THE LIBRARIES ARE NOT CITY
PRIVATE DONATIONS.
>> DAVID, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> FINALLY TONIGHT, HERE COMES
THE MAN WHOSE JOB IT IS TO LEAVE
WE GO NEW YORK'S CHAPELS OF LOVE
TO MEET THE MAN WHO MAY BE THE
THEY ARE FROM ALL ASPECTS OF
LIFE, FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
HOW YOU DOING TODAY?
>> WE ARE GATHERED HERE TO
WITNESS THE EXCHANGE OF MARRIAGE
>> I MIGHT BE DOING MY 1OOth
CEREMONY BUT THE COUPLE IN FRONT
OF ME, IT IS THEIR FIRST
DO YOU PROMISE TO LOVE, HONOR,
LONG AS YOU BOTH SHALL LIVE?
PLEASE PLACE THE RING.
>> IN AS MUCH AS YOU BOTH HAVE
CONSENTED AND EXCHANGED YOUR
YOU MARRIED.
[ APPLAUSE ]
THIS SHOULD BE 1 OF THE HAPPIEST
DAYS OF A PERSON'S LIFE.
AND I'M ABLE TO BE A PART OF
AND JUST FEEDING OFF OF THAT
THE LOVE IN THE ROOM IS ENOUGH
TO HELP ME GET THROUGH EACH 1 OF
>> JAMES MITCHELL SAID HIS
FAVORITE DAY ON THE JOB WAS JULY
PART OF HISTORY.
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