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Special Coverage of Mayor Adams's Indictment; MTA Chair Janno Lieber; State Senator John Liu; Comptroller Brad Lander; The Real Working-Class Middle America ()
On today’s show:
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Brigid Bergin, WNYC’s senior political correspondent, talks about what we know so far about the news that Mayor Adams has been indicted. Then, a reaction from Christine Quinn, president & CEO of Win, the largest provider of shelter and supportive services for homeless families in New York City. And, Elie Honig, senior legal analyst at CNN, New York Magazine columnist, former New Jersey and federal prosecutor and author of Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With it (Harper, 2023), offers legal analysis of what we know so far about the case against Mayor Eric Adams.
Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, reports on the news that Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted.
Last week the MTA released its proposed $68.4 billion capital plan, which laid out what it needs for crucial infrastructure maintenance and some upgrades, but with congestion pricing indefinitely paused, it’s unclear where the money will come from. John “Janno” Lieber, chair and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), talks about the plan and how the MTA may pay for it.
John Liu, New York Senator (D 11, Queens), chair of the NYC Education Committee, shares his reaction to the news that Mayor Adams has been indicted.
Brad Lander, New York City Comptroller, shares his reaction to the news that Mayor Adams has been indicted.
Sarah Smarsh, journalist and author of Bone of the Bone: Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class (Scribner, 2024), talks about the themes in her new collection of essays, where she works to add nuance to the way rural, red-state and working-class America is portrayed.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.
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