
MetroFocus: August 29, 2018
8/29/2018 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
PRESCRIPTION FOR ADDICTION? THROWING SHADE? UPTOWN INEQUALITY; OLD BRIDGE, NEW PURPOSE
Are doctors to blame for America’s growing opioid epidemic? Is Brooklyn’s building boom a threat to the iconic Brooklyn Botanic Garden? A sobering report on racial inequality and income disparity in uptown Manhattan. The former Tappan Zee Bridge gets a new lease on life and a new purpose under water.
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MetroFocus: August 29, 2018
8/29/2018 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Are doctors to blame for America’s growing opioid epidemic? Is Brooklyn’s building boom a threat to the iconic Brooklyn Botanic Garden? A sobering report on racial inequality and income disparity in uptown Manhattan. The former Tappan Zee Bridge gets a new lease on life and a new purpose under water.
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