Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We celebrate Black History Month with a powerful tribute at Queens College honoring trailblazing journalist and women’s rights activist Carol Jenkins during its Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. We meet Gridlock Sam, the Brooklyn College alum who famously gave a name to every New Yorker’s worst commute and changed how the city talks about traffic. Plus, a closer look at climate resilience through CUNY’s innovative FloodNet NYC initiative, and a Next Gen CUNY music conversation with Baruch College alum, DJ Tyler Marin.
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Recording Date: 01/01/2026
First Air Date: 2/26/2026
Guest List
Shawn Blackman, Student, Lehman College
Carol Jenkins, Journalist and Activist
Tyler Marin, Alum, Baruch College
Sam Schwartz, Alum, Brooklyn College
Ricardo Toledo-Crow, PhD Professor, Advanced Science Research Center / CUNY Graduate Center
Isabel Torres, Student, Queensborough Community College
Astrit Voshnjaku, Student, City College of New York
Frank H. Wu, President, Queens College
Urban U is a CUNY-TV magazine show about CUNY students, faculty, alumni, and programs. The stories highlight the quality and rewards of a CUNY education, one that enables people to achieve great things.
As the world’s largest urban university with 24 campuses spread across New York City’s five boroughs, CUNY is as rich and diverse as the City itself. With a history of over 100 years, the university scope of Urban U stories is immense.
Urban U will inform, inspire and engage viewers by reporting on the relevant happenings within the CUNY system, but also by exploring the achievements of its body of students, faculty and alumni.
Watch more Urban U at www.tv.cuny.edu/show/urbanu
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We celebrate Black History Month with a powerful tribute at Queens College honoring trailblazing journalist and women’s rights activist Carol Jenkins during its Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. We meet Gridlock Sam, the Brooklyn College alum who famously gave a name to every New Yorker’s worst commute and changed how the city talks about traffic. Plus, a closer look at climate resilience through CUNY’s innovative FloodNet NYC initiative, and a Next Gen CUNY music conversation with Baruch College alum, DJ Tyler Marin.
Follow CUNY TV:
Facebook: facebook.com/CUNYTV
Twitter: twitter.com/cunytv
Instagram: instagram.com/cuny.tv
YouTube: youtube.com/user/@cunytv
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/cunytv
Find more from CUNY TV at https://tv.cuny.edu
Recording Date: 01/01/2026
First Air Date: 2/26/2026
Guest List
Shawn Blackman, Student, Lehman College
Carol Jenkins, Journalist and Activist
Tyler Marin, Alum, Baruch College
Sam Schwartz, Alum, Brooklyn College
Ricardo Toledo-Crow, PhD Professor, Advanced Science Research Center / CUNY Graduate Center
Isabel Torres, Student, Queensborough Community College
Astrit Voshnjaku, Student, City College of New York
Frank H. Wu, President, Queens College
Urban U is a CUNY-TV magazine show about CUNY students, faculty, alumni, and programs. The stories highlight the quality and rewards of a CUNY education, one that enables people to achieve great things.
As the world’s largest urban university with 24 campuses spread across New York City’s five boroughs, CUNY is as rich and diverse as the City itself. With a history of over 100 years, the university scope of Urban U stories is immense.
Urban U will inform, inspire and engage viewers by reporting on the relevant happenings within the CUNY system, but also by exploring the achievements of its body of students, faculty and alumni.
Watch more Urban U at www.tv.cuny.edu/show/urbanu
Subscribe to the CUNY TV channel: bit.ly/2GmGb13
Subscribe to the Series Playlist: bit.ly/2WdHNFd
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