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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Can Albany and New York City See Eye to Eye?
Ken Lovett, Albany bureau chief for The Daily News, and Brigid Bergin, WNYC's City Hall and politics reporter, talk about the Albany/NYC relationship when it comes to the issues plaguing the MTA and mayoral control of the schools, and the increased presence of state troopers in the city.