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: Staten Island Edition
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners in Staten Island and discusses his preliminary budget for 2018 including his new ferry plan, wage increases for city employees, and more during our weekly #AskTheMayor segment.
@BrianLehrer#AsktheMayor So why are the roads on Staten Island so bad? Worse pot-holes in the city. Can you make it a priority?
— sandy (@safa_sandy) January 27, 2017Beauty of the call-in, Patrick from Staten Island gets "first raised voice on @BrianLehrer" award w/ Mayor re: a traffic light in Greenpoint
— David Moore (@ppolitics) January 27, 2017Mayor @BilldeBlasio tells @BrianLehrer he will soon come out with a plan to address traffic congestion. cc @emmagf
— J. David Goodman (@jdavidgoodman) January 27, 2017