Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Dana Rubinstein, City Hall Bureau Chief at the New York Times, digs into the city's most contentious political stories: Citizens Union's push for Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg to prosecute Eric Adams, the fallout from Mayor Mamdani's Nakba Day video and strained ties with Jewish groups, plus the high-wire act of his tax-the-wealthy platform and balancing a $125 billion budget. Then Everdeen Mason, who runs editorial at New York Times Games, plays Wordle live before pulling back the curtain on how puzzles get made, why some feel impossible, what happens when a word accidentally matches breaking news, and why Wordle is heading to primetime TV with NBC.
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Guests:
Dana Rubinstein, NYT City Hall Bureau Chief, The New York Times
Everdeen Mason, NYT Games Editorial Director, The New York Times
Recording Date 05/21/2026 First Air Date 05/22/2026
Get closer to this week’s important issues and events. Veteran Times correspondent Sam Roberts returns to television to discuss the big stories with journalists covering them and with leading newsmakers. Preview articles that will appear in The New York Times over the weekend, discover the back stories and savor the conversation that has distinguished the program for 25 years.
For more The New York Times Close Up with Sam Roberts, visit http://tv.cuny.edu/show/nytcloseup
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Dana Rubinstein, City Hall Bureau Chief at the New York Times, digs into the city's most contentious political stories: Citizens Union's push for Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg to prosecute Eric Adams, the fallout from Mayor Mamdani's Nakba Day video and strained ties with Jewish groups, plus the high-wire act of his tax-the-wealthy platform and balancing a $125 billion budget. Then Everdeen Mason, who runs editorial at New York Times Games, plays Wordle live before pulling back the curtain on how puzzles get made, why some feel impossible, what happens when a word accidentally matches breaking news, and why Wordle is heading to primetime TV with NBC.
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Find more from CUNY TV at https://tv.cuny.edu
Guests:
Dana Rubinstein, NYT City Hall Bureau Chief, The New York Times
Everdeen Mason, NYT Games Editorial Director, The New York Times
Recording Date 05/21/2026 First Air Date 05/22/2026
Get closer to this week’s important issues and events. Veteran Times correspondent Sam Roberts returns to television to discuss the big stories with journalists covering them and with leading newsmakers. Preview articles that will appear in The New York Times over the weekend, discover the back stories and savor the conversation that has distinguished the program for 25 years.
For more The New York Times Close Up with Sam Roberts, visit http://tv.cuny.edu/show/nytcloseup
Subscribe to the CUNY TV channel: bit.ly/2GmGb13
Subscribe to the Series Playlist: bit.ly/2VwQGt1
NYTCU09031
