Taped: 10/21/2008 Running Time: 1:00

The CUNY Forum is a monthly town meeting that brings prominent New Yorkers together with faculty and students of the Edward T. Rogowsky Internship Program in Government and Public Affairs.

Moderator Bob Liff and a panel of experts discuss the 2008 Presidential contest and its implications on New York City and urban areas around the nation.  Particular emphasis is placed upon the on-going financial crisis in the US, as well as the impact of the crisis on the next Presidential administration.  The panel explores the impact of the financial crisis on aid to state and localities, along with the ramifications of leaner budgets on affordable housing, tax policy, and social services in New York and throughout the nation.  A host of questions are then posed by members of the student audience, requiring panelists to wrestle with the broader impact of the election on communities of need in various cities.

Prod.: by CUNY-TV and the Edward T. Rogowsky Internship Program in Government and Public Affairs.

FEATURED/GUESTS:

Charles Brecher
Executive Vice President & Director of Research, Citizens Budget Commission

Ann Cohen
Professor, Political Science Dept., Hunter College/CUNY

Hakeem Jeffries
NY State Assembly, 57th District

Bob Liff
Senior Vice President, George Arzt Communications

Mitchell G. Taylor
Pres. & CEO, East River Development Alliance

CUNY TV AIR DATES:

11/08/2008:05:00PM-06:00PM
11/03/2008:10:00PM-11:00PM
11/03/2008:04:00PM-05:00PM
11/03/2008:10:00AM-11:00AM
11/01/2008:04:00PM-05:00PM
10/29/2008:01:00PM-02:00PM
10/29/2008:07:00AM-09:00AM