This month, our Community Stories campaign highlights Russian American, Yelena Makhnin. Here, Makhnin discusses emigrating from Russia to the U.S. and the value of public television in making the arts accessible to all New Yorkers.

Learn more about the campaign and view previous videos here.

Check out related stories on THIRTEEN’s local news and culture site, MetroFocus.

While you’re enjoying the fun, you can show us your support — Fairway Market Red Hook will donate 10% of all sales from noon to 2 p.m. to WNET. And don’t miss your chance to win a prize pack, including Lidia’s new book, Lidia’s Italy in America, a gift card from Fairway, and a THIRTEEN/WLIW21 tote bag! Enter online now or text “LIDIA” to 30644.

Lidia’s new series, based on the book of the same title, Lidia’s Italy in America, airs on Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN, Mondays at 8 p.m. on WLIW21 and Saturdays at 3 p.m. on NJTV.

Anchor Jim Paymar

Long Island Business Report presents an in-depth look at the current economic state of Long Island and reveals what needs to be done in order to improve working and living conditions for the future. Emmy Award-winning Executive Producer and Anchor Jim Paymar (Business Week, CNBC, WABC-TV, WCBS-TV, WNBC-TV) examines the status of Long Island’s infrastructure and rising costs of living, as well as the potential for revitalization in it’s downtown areas. The program analyzes the financial, educational, and social aspects that make up Long Island’s increasingly diverse community and addresses how advancements in these areas can help maintain the thriving towns and villages.

This half-hour special features interviews with Kevin Law, president of the Long Island Association, Lawrence Levy, award-winning journalist and Executive Dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, and Nancy Rauch Douzinas, president of the Rauch Foundation.  These business leaders and industry experts provide insight into the existing economic issues in Long Island and assess what changes must be made to bring new businesses and job opportunities to Suffolk and Nassau counties.

Long Island Business Report premieres Tuesday, May 1 at 10:30 p.m. on WLIW 21.

This month, our Community Stories campaign highlights Chinese American, Wellington Z. Chen. Here, he discusses how he started studying architecture and the diversity of New York City.

Learn more about the campaign and view previous videos here.

In collaboration with The Real Deal, Treasures of New York: Building Stories reveals the private life and the creative process of Costas Kondylis, an architect who has arguably done more to directly influence the city’s skyline than any other person currently active in New York — business tycoons, major developers and mayors included. The film follows Kondylis’ career and shows the battle between artistic expression and the bottom line, and gives a critical examination of what it takes to design a building and gain its approval in the high-powered world of New York City real estate.

The film features development moguls Donald Trump, Larry Silverstein, and Aby Rosen; founding editor of Dwell magazine, Karrie Jacobs; architecture critics and historians, James Gardner, Francis Morrone, and Kenneth Frampton; and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Richard Meier.

Building Stories is produced by Amir Korangy, directed by Toni Comas, and written by Stuart Elliott of The Real Deal magazine.

Treasures of New York: Building Stories premieres Wednesday, May 2 at 7 p.m. on WLIW21 and Sunday, May 6 at 7 p.m. on THIRTEEN.

This year, WNET and PBS producers are finalists for five Webby Awards – the most prestigious award in interactive media, honoring outstanding websites, interactive advertising, online film & video, and mobile & apps.

The nominees, announced today by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, were chosen from nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states.

Have a favorite web site or app that you think is deserving of a Webby? Place your vote with The Webby People’s Voice Awards!

WNET received nominations for:

PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: Best Websites – Religion & Spirituality Category

Women, War and Peace Documentary Shorts: Online Film & Video – Documentary Series Category

Beyond WNET, PBS also received nominations for:

pbskids.org: Best Youth web site; other nominees include Sesame Street, Muppets and National Geographic.

pbs.tv: Best Television web site; other nominees include Hulu and HBO Connect.

PBS for iPad: Best tablet (Entertainment category); other nominees include HBO GO and The Onion.

In addition to Webby nominations, the PBS Kids Video App and PBS Arts: Off Book were each designated as an Official Honoree of the Webby Awards.

Congratulations to all of our nominees for their outstanding work!

Paula Zahn hosts this behind-the-scenes look inside Hearst’s innovative headquarters with Hearst CEO Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Architect Lord Norman Foster, and Marie Claire Editor-in-Chief Joanna Coles.

For more information about the Hearst Tower and for past episodes and exclusive content, visit the Treasures of New York site.

This March, Treasures of New York takes viewers on a private tour of Hearst Tower, the Hearst Corporation’s world headquarters, located on Eighth Avenue and 57th Street in Manhattan. Timed with Hearst Corporation’s 125th anniversary, the film also highlights Hearst’s history and growth into one of America’s largest media and information companies.

Treasures of New York: Hearst Tower premieres Wednesday, March 7 at 7 p.m. on WLIW21.

This month, our Community Stories campaign highlights Palestinian American, Jumana Bishara. Here, she discusses the importance of language and food in Palestinian culture, and how her mother’s restaurant is preserving their family’s culinary traditions.

Learn more about the campaign and view previous videos here.

On Saturday, Live from the Artists Den hosts Kid Rock at Graceland, rock and roll’s greatest landmark, in Memphis. The concert features Rock’s breakthrough songs like “Cowboy,” as well as recent hits “Born Free” and “Care.”

Live from the Artists Den featuring Kid Rock airs Friday, February 24 at 10 p.m. on WLIW21.

Watch a clip from the episode, and view the full song list below:

Song List:

“God Bless Saturday”
“Slow My Roll”
“Purple Sky”
“What I Learned Out On The Road”
“Cowboy/Lay It On Me”
“Bawitdaba”
“All Summer Long”
“Rock N Roll Jesus/Burning Love”
“Only God Knows Why”
“Born Free”