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: Bronx Edition
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners in the Bronx and discusses school choice, NYPD corruption, a plan new ferry plan, and more during our weekly #AskTheMayor segment.
.@BilldeBlasio is taking calls from the Boogie Down #Bronx today on @BrianLehrer#askthemayor.
— Jeff Mays (@JeffCMays) June 16, 2016"Greed," Morris Park caller, when @BrianLehrer asks why he's being harassed out of his $300/mo apt. @BilldeBlasio says he'll look into it.
— Mara Gay (@MaraGay) June 16, 2016.@BilldeBlasio on mayoral control, "a consensus issue," here in the city adding, "I don't agree with tax credit as a policy matter."
— Brigid Bergin (@brigidbergin) June 16, 2016.@BilldeBlasio: ban on NYPD bosses selling their daughters' Girl Scout cookies to employees might be "too strong" https://t.co/nuZ31gOhGv
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 16, 2016