New York NOW
’New York NOW’ is New York State’s Emmy Award-winning, in-depth public affairs program, featuring news, interviews and analysis from the Capitol in Albany. Each week, ’New York NOW’ probes politicians, civil servants, journalists and others to examine the impact of public policy on residents of the Empire State.
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Episodes
Monday Nov 21, 2016
Monday Nov 21, 2016
50 years before Donald Trump shocked the political world, Dan Button did it in Albany. We take a look at the journalist-turned-Republican candidate who scored an upset victory over the city's Democratic machine and was elected to Congress in 1966. His daughter Nancy, now a producer for CNN's 'State of the Union,' and Times Union writer and historian Paul Grondahl look back at the remarkable upset.
Monday Nov 14, 2016
Monday Nov 14, 2016
We take a look back at the historic presidential race that saw Donald Trump capture a stunning upset win over Democrat Hillary Clinton. We'll also examine how incumbents overwhelmingly cruised to easy wins in both state senate and congressional races. Steve Greenberg, Siena College Research Institute Pollster, joins us to discuss what happened with the national polling.
Wednesday Nov 09, 2016
Wednesday Nov 09, 2016
Matt Ryan, Casey Seiler, and Karen DeWitt analyze the Election Day results in a historic year as Republican Donald Trump stunned the political world by toppling Hillary Clinton in the presidential sweepstakes. The trio also discusses the surprising status quo in Albany as all of the state senate incumbents but one will be returning to the Capitol.
Monday Nov 07, 2016
Monday Nov 07, 2016
Governor Cuomo's upstate economic development plans took a hit in September when U.S. District Attorney Preet Bharara announced corruption charges against 9 individuals involved in an alleged bribery and kickback scheme. Howard Zemsky, Empire State Development's President and CEO, discusses the agency's new role in managing the economic initiatives.
Friday Nov 04, 2016
Friday Nov 04, 2016
Matt Ryan and Casey Seiler are joined by Jon Campbell of the USA Today Network and Karen DeWitt of New York State Public Radio. We discuss the most fascinating races in the state senate and a discussion on the 19th Congressional District matchup we all can't stop taking our eyes off (especially if we're watching TV).
Monday Oct 31, 2016
Monday Oct 31, 2016
Steve Greenberg, longtime spokesman for the Siena College poll, discussed the validity of Donald Trump's 'rigged' polls claim. He also breaks down five of the tightest state congressional races Siena is following in the final days leading up to Election Day, including the dead heat in NY19 between Zephyr Teachout and John Faso.
Monday Oct 24, 2016
Monday Oct 24, 2016
Earlier this week another feud between Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration and State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli surfaced. Shortly after our interview with DiNapoli, the Department of Financial Services released a report criticizing him for wasting too much of the state's pension money on hedge funds. DiNapoli's office called the report 'uninformed and unprofessional.'
Monday Oct 17, 2016
Monday Oct 17, 2016
Mountain Lake PBS journalist Thom Hallock joins us to discuss North Country politics and environmental issues. Also, a look at the 19th District Congressional Race debate between Zephyr Teachout and John Faso and we review the week in headlines at our Reporters Roundtable.
Friday Oct 14, 2016
Friday Oct 14, 2016
Matt Ryan, Casey Seiler, and Karen Dewitt analyze the debate bewteen Republican John Faso and Democrat Zephyr Teachout for the 19th Congressional District Seat.
Monday Oct 10, 2016
Monday Oct 10, 2016
The man who famously took down the two former legislative leaders in the same year has not slowed down in bringing forward cases of public corruption, as evidenced by the latest charges brought up last month against former Cuomo aide Joe Percoco among others. We talk one-on-one with U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.
