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On Thursday, May 28, 2020, WBAI 99.5 FM Driving Forces host Jeff Simmons talked with New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes, New York City Councilmember Justin Brannan, and author, founder and host of Making Gay History Eric Marcus.

On Sunday, May 24, 2020, WBAI 99.5 FM City Watch Host David Brand interviewed US Congressmember Grace Meng and New York State Senator Jessica Ramo. The show also featured the latest coronavirus diary dispatch from WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston.

New York is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the planet. WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston is collecting the stories of New Yorkers fighting their way through the storm. Episode 14: Ling Tang of Queens, a performer and teacher of traditional Chinese dance, talks about how the pandemic has affected her -- and her family in her hometown of Wuhan.

On Thursday, May 21, 2020, WBAI 99.5 FM Driving Forces Host Jeff Simmons talked with New York City Council Member Robert Holden and then New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Mitchell Silver. The show also featured a coronavirus diary dispatch by WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston.

On Sunday, May 17, 2020, WBAI 99.5 FM City Watch Host Jeff Simmons spoke with New York State Assemblymember Cathy Nolan; Green-Wood Cemetery President Richard Moylan; and, Kathleen Stassen Berger, author of Grandmothering: Building Strong Ties with Every Generation. The show also featured WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston's latest coronavirus diary installment featuring a high school senior and participant in Breakthrough New York's program.

Celeste Katz Marston presents a WBAI coronavirus resource guide for New Yorkers, May 14, 2020.

Celeste Katz Marston discusses life in the time of coronavirus with Rod Quinn of ABC Radio, May 14, 2020.

New York is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the planet. WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston is collecting the stories of New Yorkers fighting their way through the storm. Episode 13: Alisha Joseph, a high school senior from Brooklyn, talks about maintaining a positive attitude even as students' treasured graduation traditions are delayed or derailed.

On May 14, 2020, WBAI 99.5 FM Driving Forces Host Jeff Simmons talked with Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz about social distancing arrests, Rafael L Espinal Jr. about how COVID19 is impacting freelancers, and Sr. Nancy Downing of Covenant House International about supporting homeless youth and young adults.

New York is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the planet. WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston is collecting the stories of New Yorkers fighting their way through the storm. Episode 12: CeFaan Kim, a reporter with WABC TV New York and co-chair of the Asian American Journalists Association's MediaWatch group, talks about pandemic-related challenges facing the city's Asian-American community.

On Sunday, May 10, 2020, WBAI 99.5 FM City Watch Host David Brand talked with Queens Chamber of Commerce President Tom Grech, who discussed the impact of the coronavirus on local businesses, and Daily News courts reporter Noah Goldberg, who talked about changes to the criminal justice system to prevent the spread of COVID-19. WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston provided the latest installment in her series "New York in Crisis: Coronavirus Diaries."

On May 7, 2020, WBAI 99.5 FM Driving Forces Host Jeff Simmons spoke with Dr. Mitchell Katz, President and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, and Elinor Tatum, Publisher and Editor on Chief of the New York Amsterdam News. The show also features a coronavirus diary dispatch from WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston, an interview with Dr. Rafael Hernandez, who agreed to go straight from graduating medical school to caring for #Covid patients as a junior physician at NYU Winthrop Hospital.

New York is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the planet. WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston is collecting the stories of New Yorkers fighting their way through the storm. Episode 11: Dr. Rafael Hernandez shares his experience of going straight from medical school to caring for Covid-19 patients as a junior physician at a New York hospital.

New York is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the planet. WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston is collecting the stories of New Yorkers fighting their way through the storm. Episode 10: Danielle Oteri, founder of Arthur Avenue Food Tours, talks about adapting a business in the Bronx to a changed world.

Celeste Katz Marston speaks with Rod Quinn of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, April 30, 2020.

On Sunday, April 3, 2020, WBAI 99.5 FM’s City Watch host Jeff Simmons focused on the impact of COVID-19 on animals in this episode. He talked with: Dan Ashe, President and CEO, Association of Zoos & Aquariums; Dr. Ann Hohenhaus, Animal Medical Center; Joanne Yohannan, SVP, Operations, North Shore Animal League America; and Tiffany Lacey, President and Executive Director, Animal Haven. The show also featured the latest coronavirus diary segment by WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston.

On Thursday, April 30, 2020, WBAI 99.5 FM Driving Forces Host Jeff Simmons focused on healthcare amid the coronavirus pandemic with guests New York State Senator Gustavo Rivera and New York State Nurses Association Executive Director Pat Kane. The show also featured a coronavirus diary dispatch by WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston.

New York is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the planet. WBAI is collecting the stories of New Yorkers fighting their way through the storm. Episode 9: Shari Beatty, a neonatal intensive care nurse from Manhattan, shares what it's like caring for the city's most fragile newborns amid the Covid-19 crisis.

On Sunday, April 26, 2020. City Watch host David Brand focused on sports with writers Bradford William Davis of the Daily News and JT Torenli of the Brooklyn Eagle, who discussed how their work has changed as leagues around the world suspended indefinitely. Transit reporter and avid Mets fan Dave Colon also described efforts to improve biking in New York City and gave his take on J-Lo and A-Rod's bid for the Mets. And the show also featured another coronavirus diary dispatch by WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston.

On Sunday, April 26, WBAI 99.5 FM presented a special show: Acting Queens Borough President Sharon Lee, in partnership with faith leaders and elected officials, held a Queens Virtual Interfaith Vigil for the thousands of lives lost in the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, and for the frontline and essential workers upon whom the borough relies. The show - hosted by WBAI host Jeff Simmons - was held in conjunction with U.S. Representatives Gregory Meeks and Grace Meng, emceed by Acting Borough President Lee, and co-hosted by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, and featured remarks from a number of faith leaders and elected representatives.