MetroFocus: May 6, 2016
Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
WLIW at 5:00 p.m. | NJTV at 5:30 p.m. | Thirteen at 6:00 p.m
We discuss the increase in gang violence in the city, and what steps are being taken to combat it. Next, we discuss how a doctor survived the mean streets of Newark as a teenager thanks to a pact with his friends. Then finally, we discuss off-track betting in NYC as explored in the new documentary, "Finish Line: The Rise and Demise of Off Track Betting."
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MetroFocus is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS
MetroFocus: May 6, 2016
Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
We discuss the increase in gang violence in the city, and what steps are being taken to combat it. Next, we discuss how a doctor survived the mean streets of Newark as a teenager thanks to a pact with his friends. Then finally, we discuss off-track betting in NYC as explored in the new documentary, "Finish Line: The Rise and Demise of Off Track Betting."
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