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Episode 473: Ex-Mayor Quit Race But Can’t Quit the Crypto Hustle
Eric Adams said we'd miss him when he's gone as mayor, but he's still popping up — hawking an NYC cryptocoin in Times Square and taking potshots at h…
5 months, 1 week ago
Episode 472: Welcome to the Big Leagues, Team Mamdani
Not even two weeks into the big job, Zohran Mamdani and his team are up and running — yet still struggling to get their footing.
Hosts Christina Gre…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 471: The Resurrection of a Brooklyn Icon
An iconic restaurant in Fulton Mall became an Arby's, before it was revived amid the pandemic.
St. John Frizell, one of the stewards of Gage and Tol…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 470: The Mayor Mamdani Interview: ‘Is It Right To Hope?’
Way back in March of 2025, when Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani was at one percent in the Democratic primary polls, he promised THE CITY's FAQ NYC his …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 469: Mamdani’s Promise and Jumaane’s Potential
Back when he was a longshot Democratic candidate, Zohran Mamdani said on this podcast that it would be his first interview as mayor — we're still her…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 468: A Precarious Transition Begins ‘A New Era’
As the mayor elect races to get ready for a big show and the big job, Eric Adams has been awfully busy in his final few days in office. Christina Gre…
6 months ago
Episode 467: One Simple Secret for Pleasantly Populated Public Spaces
In 1980, a movie narrated by a sociologist once described as Jimmy Stewart’s urban planner cousin, and full of surveillance footage of the city's pu…
6 months ago
Episode 466: A Plan To Pay for Parks
Zohran Mamdani has promised to have 1 percent of the city budget go to the Parks Department — but so did Eric Adams, who never came close to deliveri…
6 months, 1 week ago
Episode 465: Kishkes, Knishes and a Lost New York City
“In my quest to be more American than Americans, I wanted to know more than American music [and in 1972] I was staying with a great fiddle player and…
6 months, 1 week ago
Episode 464: ‘It’s Hard To Dig a Hole in New York City’
The FAQ NYC hosts discuss terror fears here, a slow transition and a marathon listening session for Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani, a time capsule for ou…
6 months, 2 weeks ago