About James Melchiorre

Recently I have been working in the immigration space, teaching English as a Second Language to adults at two different New York City schools and accompanying people to their hearings in federal immigration court. During the majority of my professional life, I worked primarily in journalism, broadcasting, and video documentary production.

NBN Episodes hosted by James:

Robert W. Snyder, "When the City Stopped: Stories from New York's Essential Workers" (Cornell UP, 2026)

June 6, 2026

When the City Stopped

Robert W. Snyder
Hosted by James Melchiorre

The COVID-19 pandemic delivered its first and most devastating strike in the United States in New York City in the Spring of 2020. Closely connected t…