After the fatal shooting of a Brooklyn teenager this week, we learn more about the events that led to an apparently mentally ill young man confronting the police. Plus, a round table discussion on American Indian identity in the 21st Century; the future of Coney Island after Bloomberg's new plan; and how Manhattan apartments compare to Berlin's.
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The Police and the Mentally Ill
Eugene O'Donnell, professor of law and police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and former police officer, and Daily News columnist Errol Louis and Dr. Pamela Straker, president and CEO of Brooklyn CareWorks, discuss the interaction of the police ...
Spitzer Backs Down
Errol Louis sticks around and is joined by Danny Hakim, New York Times Albany bureau chief, to discuss Gov. Spitzer's decision to drop his plan for offering undocumented immigrants drivers' licenses.
Ich Bin ein Berliner!
Anna Winger, photographer and novelist based in Berlin,contributing writer for T, The New York Times style magazine, on why apartments in Berlin make moving back to New York next to impossible.
Native Americans Today
David Martine director of the Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum on Long Island, talks about modern Native American identity and issues. Diane Fraher Thornton, founder and director of American Indian Artists Inc., and author of Sovereign Bones: New Native American Writing, joins in. And John ...
Is the Future of Coney Island Set?
Bob Guskind, editor of the real estate blog, Curbed.com, talks about the re-zoning plan for Coney Island and the mayor's reaction to it.
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