David Ushery
One of the region’s most respected and accomplished television journalists, David Ushery is the anchor for NBC 4 New York’s 4 PM and 11 PM weekday newscasts. He is a member of the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame and a member of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York Chapter’s Silver Circle, recognizing more than 25 years of journalistic excellence and service to the Tri-State.
Ushery’s anchoring and reporting was a key component of NBC 4 New York’s award-winning COVID-19 coverage, honored in January, 2021 with the prestigious Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for “creat(ing) a 360 view in real time of the coronavirus pandemic, with courageous and thorough reporting on the virus’s explosion in New York City.” The duPont has long been recognized as the broadcast, documentary and on-line equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, also awarded by Columbia University.
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New York Mayoral Candidate Andrew Yang speaks to members of the media on April 05, 2021 in New York City. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Candidates gear up for first TV debate as mayor s race moves to prime time
It’s game time in the New York City mayor’s race.
On Thursday night, the eight top candidates in the Democratic primary will face off in the first televised debate of the campaign season. For some, the two-hour event is a chance to land direct punches in conflicts that have been simmering on the trail for months. For others, it’s an opportunity to introduce themselves to voters, many of whom are just tuning into the race now.
What It Will Take To Bring Strong Internet Service To Every NYC Student
arrow Karen Dette, left, Director of Good Shepherd Services, hands a portable internet hot spot to student Jovanny Mendez, at West Brooklyn Community High School, in November 2020 Kathy Willens/AP/Shutterstock
Over the past year, the pandemic has laid bare some of the deepest inequities in education. Chief among them: the digital divide between students with reliable internet access in their homes, and those without. Now, as politicians pledge to rebuild the school system better, and stimulus dollars create new opportunities to address long-standing problems, advocates for high-speed internet access for everyone hope solutions may finally be in reach.
Why Police Accountability Is Personal for This Manhattan D.A. Candidate
Alvin Bragg has had encounters with the police both in the streets and in the courts. He wants to change the system from within.
Alvin Bragg has stressed the overlap between his own life story and issues of race and policing in his run for Manhattan district attorney. Credit.Andrew Seng for The New York Times
May 12, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
The first time Alvin Bragg began thinking about police accountability was not long after an officer put a gun to his head, when he was a 15-year-old in Harlem in the 1980s.
Know your candidates: Ranti Ogunleye, educator and activist, running for City Council
Updated May 11, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
Ranti Ogunleye, a candidate for the North Shore s City Council seat, poses for a photo. (Courtesy: Ogunleye campaign/Jhnayah Flack)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Ranti Ogunleye has a famous last name, but has also built a name for himself through his lifetime of work on the North Shore.
His brother, Adewale, made his name on the gridiron playing as a defensive end for the Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears, and Houston Texans. Ranti, on the other hand, made his name in the community through his activism and work as an educator.