Newsmakers meet New Yorkers as host Brian Lehrer and his guests take on the issues dominating conversation in New York and around the world. This daily program from WNYC Studios cuts through the usual talk radio punditry and brings a smart, humane approach to the day's events and what matters most in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, On the Media, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy, and many others.
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Harlem Heat Project: What the City Provides
The latest studies show that there are one hundred thousand seniors in New York City without air-conditioners," says WNYC's reporter Julia Longoria. She talks about the continued joint WNYC/I See Change/Adapt NY project of tracking the effects of one of New York's hottest neighborhoods, Harlem, and discusses a recent visit to some of the area's "cooling centers."
@WNYC's @juliailongoria talks about the city's responsibility to bring ACs to the poor. pic.twitter.com/koBBCiUITY
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 8, 2016