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On Thursday, April 23, 2020, DWBAI Driving Forces host Jeff Simmons focused on housing and homelessness amid the coronavirus pandemic. The show featured conversations with former Obama advisor Shaun Donovan and The Partnership for the Homeless President and CEO Áine Duggan. The show also featured the latest New York in Crisis: Coronavirus Diary dispatch from WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston.

Celeste Katz Marston speaks with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Radio, April 17, 2020.

On Sunday, April 19, 2020, City Watch host Jeff Simmons talked with New York State Senator Julia Salazar, Queens Theatre Executive Director Taryn Sacramone, and Girl Scouts of Greater New York CEO Meridith Maskara. The show also featured WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston’s latest coronavirus diary dispatch with John Oswald.

New York is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the planet. The battle against the virus has profoundly changed Americans’ way of life. WBAI is collecting the stories of New Yorkers fighting their way through the storm. Episode 8: David German of Long Island shares what it's like caring for his wife, Linda, who has Alzheimer's, in the age of social distancing.

New York is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the planet. The battle against the virus has profoundly changed Americans’ way of life. WBAI is collecting the stories of New Yorkers fighting their way through the storm. Episode 7: Alex Aronovich, a married gay man who lives in Manhattan, talks about being turned away after being asked to donate plasma after recovering from Covid-19.

On Thursday, April 16, 2020, WBAI 99.5 FM Driving Forces host Jeff Simmons spoke with NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea, NYC Transit Interim President Sarah Feinberg, and US Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney. The show also featured the latest coronavirus diary installment - an interview with NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer - by WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston.

On Sunday, April 12, 2020, City Watch host David Brand spoke with former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who now serves as president and CEO of homeless services agency Win; Brooklyn Diocese Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio about the impact of the coronavirus on the Catholic Church in Brooklyn and Queens; Mayors Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Bitta Mostofi about Immigrant Heritage Week; and VOCAL-NY organizer Felix Guzman about the city's homelessness crisis. News correspondent Celeste Katz Marston also presented the latest installment in her series "New York in Crisis: WBAI's Coronavirus Diary," which featured a conversation with Juan Galloway, president and CEO of homeless services provider New York City Relief.

New York is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the planet. The battle against the virus has profoundly changed Americans’ way of life. For some, it means death. WBAI is collecting the stories of New Yorkers fighting their way through the storm. Episode 6: Manhattanite John Oswald, a double amputee, shares what it's like dealing with dialysis and trying to learn to walk again as coronavirus upends life and health care in the city.

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. This is New York in Crisis: WBAI's Coronavirus Diary. Episode 5: J., a Manhattan gynecologist and abortion provider, discusses the professional and personal challenges of doing her job during the outbreak.

New York is the epicenter of the #coronavirus pandemic sweeping the planet. The battle against the virus has profoundly changed Americans’ way of life. For some, it means death. WBAI's Celeste Katz Marston is collecting the stories of New Yorkers fighting their way through the storm. Episode 4: New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer speaks about losing his mother, Arlene Stringer-Cuevas, to COVID-19.

New York is the epicenter of the #coronavirus pandemic sweeping the planet. The battle against the virus has profoundly changed Americans’ way of life. For some, it means death. WBAI's Celeste Katz Marston is collecting the stories of New Yorkers fighting their way through the storm. Episode 3: Joelle Sedlmeyer of Brooklyn talks about getting sick amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the planet. The battle against the virus has profoundly changed Americans’ way of life. For some, it means death. WBAI's Celeste Katz Marston is collecting the stories of New Yorkers fighting their way through the storm. Episode 2: Juan Galloway, president and CEO of New York City Relief, a non-profit which serves the homeless.

On Sunday, April 5, 2020, WBAI 99.5 FM’s City Watch, cohosted by Jeff Simmons and David Brand, featured interviews with Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, and Center for an Urban Future’s Jonathan Bowles. The show also featured WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston’s "New York in Crisis: WBAI's Coronavirus Diary."

New York is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the planet. The battle against the virus has profoundly changed Americans’ way of life. For some, it means death. WBAI's Celeste Katz Marston is collecting the stories of New Yorkers fighting their way through the storm. Episode 1: New York City Council Member Danny Dromm.

Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest on coronavirus in the U.S. with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, April 2, 2020.

On Thursday, April 2, 2020, WBAI 99.5 FM Driving Forces Host Jeff Simmons talked with former New York State Governor David Paterson, US Congressmember Carolyn Maloney, and AARP NY State Director Beth Finkel.

On Sunday, March 29, 2020, WBAI 99.5 FM City Watch Host David Brand spoke with former Queens District Attorney candidate and progressive leader Tiffany Caban, Queens Patch reporter Maya Kaufman, and Barbara Hughes, Executive Director of Project Renewal's City Beet Kitchens.

Celeste Katz Marston presents the news for WBAI's "City Watch," March 29, 2020.

On Thursday, March 26, 2020, Driving Forces Host Jeff Simmons focused on the impact of the coronavirus on New York with guests New York State Attorney General Letitia James and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Plymouth Church Senior Minister Rev. Dr. Brett Younger.

On Thursday, March 26, 2020, Plymouth Church Senior Minister Rev. Dr. Brett Younger spoke with host Jeff Simmons about the coronavirus and how it has impacted his church, and offered advice to people who may feel isolated.