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Episode 413: Brad Lander Says NYC Can Do Better Than ‘A Bully Who’s Also a Chicken’
“I'm running to bring a safer, more affordable and better run city,” says city Comptroller Brad Lander, offering himself as the candidate with both a…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 412: Adrienne Adams Says ‘I’m the Change the City Needs’
“We are so tired of the trauma, we are so tired of the drama, we are tired of the scandal,” said City Council Speaker and mayoral candidate Adrienne …
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 411: A High-Stakes Casino Contest
What's the difference between a parking lot, a park and a casino? Just a few words scribbled on some paper if Mets owner Steve Cohen gets his way, an…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 410: Andrew Cuomo Muscles Into Adrienne Adams’ Turf
After eight Black elected officials from Southeast Queens put out a joint statement saying they were endorsing Andrew Cuomo for mayor, three of them …
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 409: A Plan to Make Subways Feel Safe Again
Vital City founder Liz Glazer talks about her group's ambitious new memo on What To Do (and Not To Do) About Subway Safety — and why the answer isn't…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 408: Jessica Ramos Says NYC Can Do Better Than Another ‘Megalomaniac Mayor’
Ramos also delved into her position as “a labor Democrat… in a lane of my own,” her “plan to call for a mental health emergency on day one of my mayo…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 407: ‘The Great Wound’ of a Self-Exiled Brooklyn Basketball Legend
In 1951, Frankie King of James Madison High was a Brooklyn legend, the youngest basketball player ever to make first-team all city before he withdrew…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 406: Running Hard or Hardly Running?
While Andrew Cuomo tops the early polls, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is officially running for mayor and Mayor Eric Adams seems to be going throug…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 405: 'Inshallah Mayor’ Zohran Mamdani Says It's All About Making NYC More Affordable
"Democrats in general tend to show up to gun fights with bar graphs," Queens Assemblymember and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said as he sat down …
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 404: ‘Sometimes People Just Get Beaten to Death’
There’s a direct line from the Transit Police beating Michael Stewart to death in front of horrified art students to Eric Adams being elected mayor —…
1 year, 3 months ago