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Back to SearchJersey City's Big Budget Deficit
Episode 2049
James Solomon, mayor of Jersey City, talks about the major budget deficit of about $250 million dollars he is facing, which he blames the former mayo…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Winter Challenges For NYC's Sanitation Department
Episode 2048
It's been more than two weeks since the big snowstorm hit, and hardened piles of dirty snow are still everywhere. Javier Lojan, acting commissioner o…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
What to Know About TrumpRx
Episode 2047
Chelsea Cirruzzo, Washington Correspondent for STAT news, explains what the Trump administration's new prescription drug marketplace aims to do, and …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Mamdani's Plan for Responses to Mental Illness Crises
Episode 2046
Annie McDonough, senior City Hall reporter at City & State New York, talks about Mayor Mamdani's plans for a Department of Community Safety to send s…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Bad Bunny Bowl
Episode 2045
Nadira Goffe, staff writer of culture at Slate, recaps Bad Bunny's joyful halftime show at the Super Bowl and talks about the political divide over t…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Latest Epstein Revelations
Episode 2044
The latest Epstein files to be released exposed more embarrassing revelations for more powerful men, including the president of Bard College, the (fo…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
What NYC's CEOs Want From the Mamdani Administration
Episode 2043
Steve Fulop, president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City, talks about what they want from the new mayoral administration, and the group's …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Mayor Mamdani; Bernie Goetz to Today; Prize-Worthy Dogs
Episode 2042
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
Mayor Mamdani on the Cold, Budget and More (First) | Tracing the Path from Bern…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
How ICE is Using Surveillance Technology
Episode 2041
President Trump has been knocking down data sharing protections between federal agencies to empower ICE's growing surveillance apparatus. Jason Koebl…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
What We Want From Our Pro Athletes
Episode 2040
Ahead of the Super Bowl, Louisa Thomas, staff writer at The New Yorker, who writes the weekly column The Sporting Scene, talks about the shifting ex…
8 months, 4 weeks ago