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#AskTheMayor: Bill de Blasio Takes Calls From Brooklyn
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from Brooklyn listeners and talks about the latest news, including WNYC's latest investigations into the Brooklyn voter purge.
He also addressed a report on broken windows and quality of life from the Inspector General's office, calling it one piece of a puzzle in understanding the effects of broken windows.
"We're going to stick by" broken windows policing, Mayor tells @BrianLehrer, but it is "not static," he says, discussing @OIGNYPD report
— Ben Max (@TweetBenMax) June 23, 2016"It's disgusting," Mayor tells @BrianLehrer of NYPD scandal, points out started "before I was Mayor," says all involved to be punished
— Ben Max (@TweetBenMax) June 23, 2016Callers from BK getting a chance to hit the mayor up on @BrianLehrer . First call about ladies swim hours at WIlliamsburg pool.
— Jeff Mays (@JeffCMays) June 23, 2016Mayor @BilldeBlasio says: this issue goes beyond one pool/religious community. Need to examine it as women's issue. https://t.co/kmC9Dhavy3
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 23, 2016Social worker calls @BrianLehrer to call out Bratton! #AskTheMayor how Bratton's racist policies jibe w/ @BilldeBlasio progressive messaging
— Nick Malinowski (@nwmalinowski) June 23, 2016BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds U of Texas case ruling race-conscious admissions program legal.
— NPR (@NPR) June 23, 2016"I think they got it right," @BilldeBlasio says as @BrianLehrer breaks in with news that Supreme Court upheld racial preferences in TX
— Erin Durkin (@erinmdurkin) June 23, 2016“This thing is broken!” -@BilldeBlasio on voter reg + recent purge.
"Absolutely" supports @NydiaVelazquez's request for fed monitor on 6/28.
Here's the @brigidbergin@datanews investigation of the Brooklyn voter purge: https://t.co/tErJcuQ70S#AskTheMayor@WNYC@BrianLehrer
— Jim Schachter (@jimschachter) June 23, 2016