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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A Federal Takeover of NYCHA?
HUD secretary Ben Carson is threatening to put NYCHA in "substantial default" if the housing agency does not come up with a satisfactory plan by January 31 to repair the housing stock. Courtney Gross, political reporter at NY1 News, and Judith Goldiner, attorney-in-charge of the Civil Law Reform Unit at The Legal Aid Society, discuss what’s at stake. They are joined by David Jones, president and CEO of the Community Service Society of New York (CSS).