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: Marijuana Tax, NYCHA, Going Cashless
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including how to fund to the MTA (especially if marijuana is legalized), Councilmember Ritchie Torres's bill to ensure businesses continue to take cash and much more.