Episode 217
Original Cablecast: December 15, 2008
Just how great was 2008? Time to put the last twelve months to the test in our special ‘Year in Review’ episode of Reporter Roundtable! Host Gersh Kuntzman of the Brooklyn Paper is joined by Dana Rubinstein of the NY Observer plus special guests Mike Baker, Manager for Red Hook’s Ikea and Dianna Carlin of the Lola Staar roller rink in Coney Island.
Episode 216
Original Cablecast: December 1, 2008
Host Toni Williams moderates a discussion on the preservation and development of small and family owned business with Carl Hum, President of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Karla Murray, a curator/photographer for the book Counter Culture: The Disappearing Face of Brooklyn Storefronts, Maisha Morales, small business owner and community organizer, and Brad Lander, Director of the Pratt Center for Community Development.
Episode 215
Original Cablecast: November 17, 2008
Gersh Kuntzman, editor of Brooklyn Paper, hosts this lively discussion about an array of topics: elections on the local and national front, term limits, bike paths and Bloomberg’s NYC Plan 2030, and much more. Tom Tracy of Courier Life and Jotham Sederstrom of the New York Daily News join the discussion.
Episode 214
Original Cablecast: November 3, 2008
Host Errol Louis of the NY Daily News is joined by The Village Voice‘s Tom Robbins and Erik Engquist of Crain’s NY Business to discuss City Council’s recent decision to extend term limits.
Episode 213
Original Cablecast: October 20, 2008
On this episode it’s a roundtable mash up of the stories making headlines this month: term limits, the economy and its effect on Brooklyn’s real estate market and much more. Host Gersh Kuntzman of the Brooklyn Paper is joined by Tom Tracy of Courier Life, Dana Rubinstein of the New York Observer and Matt Lysiak of the New York Daily News.
Episode 212
Original Cablecast: October 6, 2008
On this installment of Reporter Roundtable: it’s all about education and the issues facing our public and charter schools. Host Toni Williams is joined by Brooklyn College’s Education Leaders Program’s Professor David Bloomfield, New York Daily News’ education reporter Rachel Monahan and Joyce Szuflita, an educational consultant with NYC School Help.
Episode 211
Original Cablecast: September 15, 2008
It’s a roundtable mash up of the stories making headlines this month. Host Gersh Kuntzman of The Brooklyn Paper is joined by Tom Tracy of Courier Life and Vince Dimiceli of The Brooklyn Paper.
Episode 210
Original Cablecast: September 1, 2008
On September 1st it’s all about alternative energy. Host Toni Williams is joined by Wendy Fleisher of the PRATT energy smart program, Christine Nevin of Con Ed Solutions and Sharon Griffith of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to discuss ways Brooklynites can save money on their energy bills and protect the environment.
Episode 209
Original Cablecast: July 21, 2008
On July 21st we look at the fall of Congressman Vito Fossella and the race to fill the 13th Congressional district seat. Moderator Errol Louis, columnist for the New York Daily News is joined by Tom Wrobleski of the Staten Island Advance, Liz Benjamin of the New York Daily News and Azi Paybarah of the New York Observer.
Episode 208
Original Cablecast: July 7, 2008
This week, a wrap-up of the day's headlines featuring moderator Gersh Kuntzman, Editor of The Brooklyn Paper, and his guests Tom Tracy of Courier Life Publications, Bob Guskind of Gowanus Lounge/Curbed and Matt Lysiak of the NY Daily News.
Episode 207
Original Cablecast: June 16, 2008
In this episode, we bring together members of the Jewish and African American communities in Crown Heights for a discussion on the healing of racial tension in their neighborhood. Host Toni Williams is joined by guests Richard Green of the Crown Heights Youth Collective, Dr. Harvey Lang, Board Member of the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council, Jason Handley of the American Civil Rights Education Program, and Berel Gurevitch a student at Oholei Torah in Crown Heights.
Episode 206
Original Cablecast: June 2, 2008
In this episode, we present a wrap-up of Brooklyn stories making headlines. Host Gersh Kuntzman of the Brooklyn Paper and his guests Dana Rubinstein of the New York Observer, Jotham Sederstrom of the New York Daily News and Tom Tracy of Courier Life Publications, discuss redevelopment in Atlantic Yards and Coney Island, MTV’s “Real Word” coming to Brooklyn and the Congressman Vito Fossella scandal.
Episode 205
Original Cablecast: May 19, 2008
Paul Moses, journalism professor at Brooklyn College/CUNY (and former editor at New York Newsday) moderates a panel on how the recent market downturn has affected real estate development across Brooklyn. Joining him are Errol Louis of the Daily News; David Kramer of Hudson Companies and the Brooklyn Real Estate Roundtable; and Brad Lander, director of the Pratt Center for Community Development.
Episode 204
Original Cablecast: May 5, 2008
In this episode, a wrap-up of the day’s headlines with guest host Gersh Kuntzman of the Brooklyn Paper and his guests Sarah Riley of The Real Deal and Brownstoner and Rich Calder of the New York Post. The journalists discuss redevelopment in Atlantic Yards, Coney Island, and the Gowanus Canal area, as well as the opening of a new Ikea in Red Hook.
Episode 203
Original Cablecast: April 21, 2008
On Monday April 21st Toni Williams is joined by Craig Hammerman-District Manger of Community Board 6, Alan Dubrow-Chairperson for Community Board 12, and Steve Witt of Courier Life Publications, to look at what budget cuts could mean for the future of Brooklyn community boards.
Episode 203
Original Cablecast: April 21, 2008
On Monday April 21st Toni Williams is joined by Craig Hammerman-District Manger of Community Board 6, Alan Dubrow-Chairperson for Community Board 12, and Steve Witt of Courier Life Publications, to look at what budget cuts could mean for the future of Brooklyn community board
Episode 202
Original Cablecast: April 7, 2008
In this edition, join Gersh Kunztman, editor of The Brooklyn Paper and Jotham Sederstrom, reporter for the NY Daily News as they go head to head on the issues affecting Brooklyn. From Atlantic Yards news, congestion pricing and the brand new roller rink in Coney Island, find out about the stories making headlines.
Episode 201
Original Cablecast: March 14, 2008
In this episode of Reporter Roundtable, we bring you a Women’s History Month special. Moderator Toni Williams is joined by Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham, Gloria Browne-Marshall of the Law and Policy Group and Barbara Winslow of the Brooklyn College Women’s Studies Program for a look at how the women’s movement has manifested itself in Brooklyn.
Episode 200
Original Cablecast: February 22, 2008
In this episode, editor Gersh Kuntman of the Brooklyn Papers is joined by Jotham Sederstrom of the NY Daily News, Sarah Ryley of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and Tom Tracy of Courier Life. The panel discusses Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s recent State of the Borough address, Atlantic Yards, Super Tuesday in Brooklyn, the Gowanus canal development and residential parking permits.
Episode 199
Original Cablecast: February 1, 2008
Toni Williams moderates a black history month special. Errol Louis of the NY Daily News, Assemblyman Hakeem Jefferies and Dr. John Flateau of Medgar Evers College weigh in on the state of black political power in Brooklyn.