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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#AsktheMayor: Child Protective Services, Rent Exemptions and JCOPE Subpoenas
Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including investigations into child protection services in the case of Zymere Perkins's death, new efforts to increase awareness for New Yorkers that may qualify for rent exemptions, and the recent subpoenas issued to Campaign for One New York by the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics.