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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What Happened in the "Bronx 120" Gang Raid
It’s been three years since the largest gang raid in New York City’s history in the Bronx. Babe Howell, professor at CUNY School of Law, and co-author of The Bronx 120 Prosecution, talks about how the NYPD swept up dozens of young people who weren’t actually in gangs during that raid, the problem with gang databases, and arresting on the basis of 'who you know' rather than 'what you did. Plus, Kraig Lewis shares his experience as one of the Bronx 120.