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Cityscape
WFUV's award-winning, weekly public affairs program. Host George Bodarky covers New York City issues from the humorous to the sobering; whether it's an examination of local hipsters, homelessness or historic architecture. "Cityscape gives me 30 minutes to focus on a particular issue, to really delve...
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40 Years a Yankee Stadium Vendor
[Editor's Note: This is an encore presentation of "Cityscape" from July 24, 2019.]
Thousands of people flock to Yankee Stadium in the B...
The Creative Mind of Michael Hearst
[Editor's Note: This is an encore presentation of "Cityscape" from May 19, 2021.]
The new album "Songs for Unconventional Vehicles" is...
Styling from the Inside Out
[Editor's Note: All month, FUV is celebrating Women's History Month, including with some encore presentations of "Cityscape." This episode is from May...
Woman Pilot that History Forget Inspires Novel
[Editor's Note: All month, FUV is celebrating Women's History Month, including with some encore presentations of "Cityscape." This episode is from Feb...
All the Ladies
[Editor's Note: All month, FUV is celebrating Women's History Month, including with some encore presentations of "Cityscape." This episode is from Jan...
America's Most Storied Woman
[Editor's Note: This is an encore presentation of "Cityscape" from October 19, 2019.]
The Statue of Liberty is one of the most instant...
Inside NYC's Mysterious Bookshop
[Editor's Note: This is an encore presentation of Cityscape from December 22, 2019.]
New York City is home to famously unique bookstore...
NYC, I Like Your Style
New York City is famous for a lot of things — great pizza, great theatre, and definitely great fashion. For over a century, New York has been a major...
In the Shadow of the Bridge
[Editor's Note: This is an encore presentation of Cityscape from January 29, 2020.]
People move to New York City for a variety of reas...
A Bronx Tale of Race and Ethnicity
[Editor's Note: This is an encore presentation of Cityscape from November 20, 2019]
Many of the neighborhoods in New York City’s five b...
Kindness as a Prescription for Happiness
[Editor's Note: This is an encore presentation of Cityscape from September 18, 2019.]
Questions like “how’s your social life?” or “did...
New Book Captures Jewish Teen Life Pre-Holocaust
Our guest this week is author and New Yorker cartoonist Ken Krimstein. He joins us to talk about his new graphic narrative called “When I Grow Up.” It...
Stories from the Pandemic
We all have stories from the pandemic. What was the last fun event you attended before going into quarantine? Did you reconnect with an old friend on...
After touring with Beyoncé, Bassist Divinity Roxx Steps into the Spotlight with a Children's Album
She toured with Beyoncé and Victor Wooten, but now bassist Divinity Roxx is stepping into the spotlight with her first family music album. It’s called...
Turning the Page on Reading Accessibility
Bronx Bound Books is the newest bookstore rolling through the Bronx. The mobile store runs out of a bus and makes affordable reading material accessib...
Welcome to Lilyville
Celebrated actress Tovah Feldshuh has played some big names, including Golda Meir, Katherine Hepburn and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. But in her first book, T...
Coney Island Baby
Coney Island has a long and storied history. While its heyday may be long gone, the seaside area is still known as a place for fun and excitement, as...
Building Brooklyn: We've Been Here Before
In this episode of Building Brooklyn, we hear the story of Canarsie in reverse, from the racial unrest in the 1990s, to the anti-integration school bo...
Building Brooklyn: Eighth Avenue
Brooklyn is constantly changing. This episode takes a look at the changes on just one street in one neighborhood: Eighth Avenue in Sunset Park, which...
Building Brooklyn: Finntown
In the early 1900s, if you walked around Sunset Park, you might have heard Finnish being spoken on the streets. That's because the neighborhood was ho...
Building Brooklyn: Women on the Waterfront
WFUV's Cityscape is pleased to bring you Building Brooklyn, a mini-series from Brooklyn Public Library about four neighborhoods that made Brooklyn the...
Building Brooklyn: Like Coming Home
WFUV'S Cityscape is pleased to bring you Building Brooklyn, a mini-series from Brooklyn Public Library about four neighborhoods that made Brooklyn the...
The Beat Goes on at Brooklyn Recording Studio
It’s hard to think of a sector that was not impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. But, thanks to innovative thinking and persistence, the beat went on...
One Photographer's Commitment to Telling the Story of 9/11
For the past 20 years, photographer Frank Ritter has been documenting the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as well as the rebuilding efforts a...
An 'Epic' Return to the Stage
Curtains are rising again at New York City theaters.
Epic Players is among the companies returning to the stage after the COVID-19 pand...
Hummingbears & Wish Trees & Gorillas, Oh My!
Hummingbears, a red wish tree, and a gorilla who lives in a shopping mall. You'll find all of these fantastical images and more in the children's book...
Reframing Justice Reform
Conversations about criminal justice reform often revolve around police and prosecutors. But, our guest this week says it's high time to take a differ...
Dan + Claudia Zanes Sing Through Troubled Times
Dan and Claudia Zanes are our guests on this week’s Cityscape to talk about their new album, Let Love Be Your Guide from Smithsonian Folkways. The alb...
Matchmaker Matchmaker Make Me a Match
In the last decade, it's become easier than ever to find romance without leaving the comfort of your couch. Online dating sites and apps have become i...
NYC's Natural Wonders
Even in the concrete jungle, nature is far from elusive. The New York City Parks Department oversees more than 30,000 acres of land in all five boroug...
When Life's a Drag
If you’re in Brooklyn this September, don’t be surprised if you pass a few people on the streets in sky-high wigs and even higher heels. Bushwig, an a...
Comedy During Covid
From cancel culture to COVID-19 shutdowns, comedians and club owners have had to roll with the punches, while keeping their punchlines sharp.
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Digging into the World of Gems and Minerals
For centuries people have had a fascination with gemstones. They've inspired myths, been used for medicinal purposes, as well as to create jewelry. Af...
Waxing Poetic about the GWB
If you regularly cross over the George Washington Bridge, then you know that even in a pandemic, traffic can be plentiful.
The GWB is o...
A Fiesta with Flor Bromley
Family music artist Flor Bromley lives in New York, but is native to Peru. Her new album, Pachamama., focuses on her indigenous roots and fuses native...
Battling Overdose Deaths Amidst COVID-19
According to the U.S. government, overdose deaths soared to a record 93-thousand last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Floyd Mitchell is a...
'Smell Well and Smell Often'
It’s not everyday we think about the role smell plays in our lives. But, its scents like sunscreen that transport us to a day at the beach, or pine th...
Changing Lives on Staten Island
Our guest this week is in the business of helping at-risk kids get on more stable ground.
Gabriele Delmonaco is President and Executive Direc...
Theatre For All
Theatre has long helped to break barriers and build community. Queens Theatre is a great example of that. It’s been training Deaf and disabled theatre...
Creating Community Through Food Halls and Markets
After a year of isolation, a lot of us want nothing more than to get out there and interact with other people.
New York City’s public ma...