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Episode 220: From Emperor of the City to ‘Total Humiliation‘
Biographer Andrew Kirtzman joins FAQ NYC’s Weekend Edition to talk about his quarter century covering “America’s mayor” and the inevitable question: …
4 years ago
Episode 219: The Mapmaker's Big ‘Surprise’
Dennis Walcott, chair of the Districting Commission drawing new City Council lines, joins the pod to explain why he was surprised to see the commissi…
4 years ago
Episode 218: A Nap for the City that Never Sleeps?
Dodai Stewart of the Times joins the pod to discuss her survey of New York City's formerly iconic 24-hour spots, from Wo Hop to Whitestone Lanes, tha…
4 years ago
Episode 217: The Overwhelming Seductions of New York
Former MTA chief and NY lieutenant governor Richard Ravitch (who’s also a donor to The City) and Volcker Alliance senior director William Glasgall jo…
4 years ago
Episode 216: Arsenic and Old Apartments
Greg Smith rejoins the pod to explain how he found out about the city tests showing arsenic in the water at NYCHA's Jacob Riis houses before anyone i…
4 years ago
Episode 215: Does Eric Adams Want To Be the Mayor or Just Play the Mayor?
Something in the buttermilk doesn't smell right, says Professor Christina Greer, and it doesn't help that he keeps dipping his toe into political rac…
4 years, 1 month ago
Episode 214: Election Night Extra: A Lot of L's to Go Around
The great Ben Max of Gotham Gazette joins Chrissy, Katie and Harry for an early assessment of the winners and losers on a rough night for Mayor Eric …
4 years, 1 month ago
Episode 213: Bringing Honesty to the Dangerousness Debate
In our 213th episode, Christina and Katie talk to New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie about his recent Daily News op ed "How N.Y. Dems should think …
4 years, 1 month ago
Episode 212: Dangerousness and the District Attorney
Some “personal news” for the pod: After 211 episodes FAQ NYC is now officially part of The City, the nonprofit newsroom all about New York and for Ne…
4 years, 2 months ago
Episode 211: Can Old Dems Learn New Tricks?
Professor Christina Greer has a lot to say about the Jerry Nadler-Carolyn Maloney face-off in the new NY 12 and how Suraj Patel could end up deciding…
4 years, 2 months ago