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#AskTheMayor: On Deed Restrictions and Dirtbikes
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio take calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
First question from @BrianLehrer, why isn't @BilldeBlasio attending State Senate hearing in lower Manhattan on mayoral control
— Brigid Bergin (@brigidbergin) May 19, 2016Mayor says: the fact I spent time in Albany shows "plenty of respect." Now it's time for Senate to make a decision. https://t.co/lDzov7WHAI
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 19, 2016Mayor @BilldeBlasio says high school grad rate is 70%+ for first time ever. "That’s happened entirely because of the mayoral control era."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 19, 2016On Brklyn Bridge Park: we followed all rules. Every kind of NYer deserves #AffordableHousing even in wealthy neighborhoods. -@BilldeBlasio
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 19, 2016Oh man, first caller to @BilldeBlasio on @BrianLehrer lives immediately adjacent to Rivington House.
— Jillian Jorgensen (@Jill_Jorgensen) May 19, 2016Mayor says RE deed restriction: "It should not have happened." Will require his signature on future legislation. https://t.co/L9ZCPoYthJ
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 19, 2016@BrianLehrer Why is @NYPD crushing 700 motorbikes instead of selling/auctioning them in some other (rural) jurisdiction? #AskTheMayor
— Josh Weinberger (@kitson) May 19, 2016"There are times in public life where you need to send a message," says @BilldeBlasio. Materials will be recycled. https://t.co/XpDlZMu3lE
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 19, 2016