Videos

Barbara R. Maggio, acting director of curatorial and tour services for the New York State Capitol building, talked about the history, art, and architecture of the distinctive structure. She also highlighted…

Author Kim Phillips-Fein talked about her book, Fear City: New York’s Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics. In the book, she recounts how faced with billions of dollars of debt,…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2017 LCV Cities Tour” in Hyde Park, New York, from May 20-25 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2017 LCV Cities Tour” in Hyde Park, New York, from May 20-25 to feature the history and literary life of the…

Pamela Malcolm talked about the Gilded Age in the Hudson River Valley and how some of the area’s wealthiest families lived during that time. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their…

Captain Pete Kelly of Hudson River Cruises explained the importance of the Hudson River to the growth of New York. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2017 LCV Cities…

Town Supervisor Aileen Rohr talked about the history and politics of Hyde Park, New York.

David Oshinsky talked about his book, Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America’s Most Storied Hospital. New York City’s Bellevue hospital was founded in 1736 and is the…

Professor Tyler Anbinder talked about his book City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York, in which he recalls four centuries of immigration to New York City. He was…

Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) delivered his annual a state of the state address at the World Trade Center. He talked about the challenges facing middle- and low-income families and offered several…

Robert Kanigel talked about his book Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs, in which he recalls the life of author and activist Jane Jacobs (1916-2006), whose thoughts on city…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) spoke to reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower after his meeting with President-elect Donald Trump on health care, infrastructure, housing, and tax reform…

Barry Lewis talked about the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, which was built in the 1870s. Mr. Lewis spoke about at why Manhattan needed the bridge and how transportation through the…

New York electors met in the Senate Chamber in Albany to cast their votes for president. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton won the vote. Former President Bill Clinton was an elector.

Panelists talked about three female political trailblazers from New York: former Representatives Shirley Chisholm (D-NY), the first African American woman elected to the United States…

Gay Talese talked about his book The Bridge: The Building of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, in which he recounts the design and construction of New York’s Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Completed in 1964,…

Stanton Hudson gave a tour of the site where Vice President Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States following the death of President William McKinley. After the assassination of…

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke to supporters at the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign headquarters after winning re-election to the Senate. The event was joined already in progress.…

Claudia Tenney (R), Kim Myers (D), and Martin Babinec Martin Babinec of the Upstate Jobs Party, candidates for New York’s open 22nd Congressional District seat, participated in a debate…

Candidates for New York’s 3rd Congressional District, Jack Martins (R) and Tom Suozzi (D), met for a debate. Topics included tax policy, the Affordable Care Act, foreign policy and opioid…