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#AskTheMayor: Diversity in Cultural Institutions, Guns in the MTA, Use of Force in Jails
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
On @BrianLehrer
Brian, former teacher, calling into the mayor on live radio from Rikers Island.
'I'm an addict'
"I don't know who else to call"
@BrianLehrer please #AskTheMayor to demilitarize the MTA. What happened at the Franklin Ave. station last week is unnecessary and reprehensible. How much money are we spending to collect $2.75? Is the growing friction w/NYPD worth it?
— Squadrophenia 🌹 (@atmoore68) November 1, 2019De Blasio thinks that the NYPD officers with tactical gear & long guns "deter" terror attacks, per comments on @BrianLehrer to caller who says she's uncomfortable when she sees those guns. He says they are not a common sight.
— Ben Max (@TweetBenMax) November 1, 2019