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Mayor Bill de Blasio has finally let us in on the big news; he is running for President of the United States. 

Longtime MNN producer Vinny Vella died in February after a long battle with cancer. He was 72. Vinny hosted hundreds of episodes of his MNN series “Tell It Like It Is”between 2007 and 2018. A true raconteur, bon vivant, and man about town, Vinny was born on Bleecker Street and was a lifelong resident of Little Italy

This week, as the world celebrated Earth Day, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (D-N.Y.) was at a signing ceremony for the statewide plastic bag ban that will go into effect on March 1, 2020. The new law seeks to drastically address some 23 billion single-use plastic bags New Yorkers use every year.  This is a win for advocates, conservationists and for our politicians who have been working hard on ways to legally protect the environment.

From actress to producer, follow Mariette Strauss as she films her first production at MNN Studios.