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Episode 241: Fear and Felonies
A conversation about fear, crime, Al Sharpton and what, if anything changed in New York's political dynamics after Democrats mostly survived this yea…
3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 240: Get Intimate With the City You Only Thought You Knew
Michael Kimmelman, author of The Intimate City: Walking New York, joins THE CITY's Alyssa Katz in the latest installment of her series asking the big…
3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 239: ‘Not on Miss New York’s Watch’
Taryn Delanie Smith, AKA Miss New York 2022, joins the pod just ahead of her bid to become Miss America 2023, to discuss “the advocacy role, the imme…
3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 238: The City Wants to Help People Who Don’t Want To Be Helped
Brian Stettin, city hall’s senior advisor on severe mental illness, explains Eric Adams’ new approach and why “compassion and care” should take prior…
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 237: Eric Adams' New Mental Health Plan Is Less Than It Seems
The mayor says that forcing people with untreated mental illness into hospitals is a "moral obligation," but it's not clear how that's different from…
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 236: NYC’s New Weed Wild West
A year and a half after legalizing recreational marijuana, the first retail licenses have finally been issued even as the black market is booming and…
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 235: ‘Democrats Are a Huge Part of the Problem’
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams rejoins the podcast to talk about his primary run against Kathy Hochul, the party's poor performance in November fro…
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 234: Mmmm, Chaat Dogs
Pervaiz Shallwani dipped a hot dog into New York’s melting pot, and what came out was delicious.
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 233: Bucks and Blame to Spread Around
Who's responsible for Democrats' losses in New York even as the party over-performed expectations nationally? Everyone seems to be pointing figures, …
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 232: Was COVID NYC a Better Version of Ourselves?
Jeremiah Moss, the author of Feral New York, talks with THE CITY's Alyssa Katz about the "tremendous community connection and and oftentimes joyfulne…
3 years, 10 months ago