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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A History of NYC Homelessness and Mayoral Policy
With the number of homeless families entering New York City shelters at an all time high, Thomas Main, professor at The School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College (CUNY) and the author of Homelessness in New York City: Policymaking from Koch to de Blasio (NYU Press, 2016) 1479896470, tells the story of NYC's mayors' struggles to deal with homelessness, from 1979, when the courts determined people had a right to shelter, through today.