Crosstown with Pat Kiernan
254 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsNew York City’s favorite morning anchor pulls back the curtain on the biggest stories around the five boroughs – the impactful, fascinating, and extraordinary headlines reported each week by Spectrum News NY1. Through intimate conversations with the newsroom’s expert journalists, Pat Kiernan illuminates what matters to resident New Yorkers and New Yorkers at heart.
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Episodes
Minimum Wage, Just the Tip of the Problem
April 25, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 29 MBGiving a waiter a tip is a much more complicated system than you might realize. What happens to the restaurant industry when the minimum wage is bumped? Why don’t servers get the same base pay as everyone else? And why are some waitresses pushing back on celebrities campaigning for servers to get a higher paycheck? Pat Kiernan talks to NY1 reporter Lindsay Tuchman about her investigation into the minimum wage increase in NYC restaurants.
The Case Of The Measles
April 18, 2019 09:00 - 24 minutes - 44.6 MBA Brooklyn community is at the center of a public health crisis for a disease that was supposed to be eradicated 20 years ago. How do you force people to get a medical procedure they don't believe in? And how do you convince an insular community to speak out? NY1 Managing Editor Joel Siegel and Political Reporter Gloria Pazmino join Pat Kiernan to talk about the public health emergency and covering the city’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities.
Of Course Drivers Hate Congestion Pricing
April 11, 2019 09:00 - 20 minutes - 38.5 MBA plan to overhaul traffic in New York City will have a ripple effect for nearly anyone who leaves their home across the five boroughs. Pat Kiernan speaks with NY1 journalists Bob Hardt, Dan Rivoli and Annika Pergament about congestion pricing and how they report on an issue with so many conflicting interests. They also look at the history of similar proposals in New York and how it's worked in Europe. For more information, check out: ny1.com/crosstown
Introduction to "Crosstown with Pat Kiernan"
March 29, 2019 22:56 - 4 minutes - 8.14 MBNY1's Pat Kiernan already makes sure your day is off to a good start. Now, you can listen to Pat on demand, wherever you are. NY1’s “Crosstown with Pat Kiernan” is a weekly exploration of NYC’s biggest stories, from the perspectives of the trusted NY1 reporters who were first on the scene. Subscribe and listen every Thursday morning.