Sinopsis
A weekly dive into the big questions about this city of ours, hosted by Christina Greer, Azi Paybarah and Harry Siegel, and produced by Alex Brook Lynn.
Episodios
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Episode 290: ‘It's Not Going to Get Any Better’
01/08/2023 Duración: 29minChristina Greer and Harry Siegel dig into New York City's collapsing right to shelter, the unlikely companies the Adams administration is paying to provide services to migrants and much more from another jam-packed week in New York City.
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Episode 289: Unpacking the Eric Adams Playbook
25/07/2023 Duración: 47minJeff Coltin joins Christina Greer and Katie Honan to dig into how the mayor and his prospective 2025 challengers are positioning himself, and all the news from another jam-packed week in New York City.
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Episode 288: The Three C's
19/07/2023 Duración: 29minHosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel talk about the new NYPD commish Eddie Caban, Crime and Corruption, and much more.
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Episode 287: A Plan for a Retail Revival
14/07/2023 Duración: 35minJonathan Bowles of the Center for an Urban Future lays out the group's ideas for what government can do to help new small businesses prosper.
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Episode 286: Red (Ex-Mayor) Table Talk
05/07/2023 Duración: 39minHosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel talk about the 109th mayor of New York City’s very public separation, the 110th mayor’s press strategy, and much more.
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Episode 285: Big-Time Upsets in a Low Turnout Election
28/06/2023 Duración: 39minBen Max joins Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel to break down everything that happened in a contest that most New Yorkers missed.
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Episode 284: The Digital Revolution Is a Local NYC Story
25/06/2023 Duración: 40minBen Smith, the author of Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral, talks with Azi Paybarah about Silicon Alley, the internet of the early 2000s, and why local politics is less scalable than it used to be.
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Episode 283: Who By Fire, Who By Sword
21/06/2023 Duración: 31minA conversation about fire deaths, train killings and much more from a man-stabs-dog week in New York City.
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Episode 282: The NYPD’s ‘Italian Squad’ Fought the Mob, and Mayors
16/06/2023 Duración: 32minYears before the NYPD targeted Muslims, Black radicals and other groups with specialized and sometimes undercover operations, the Italian Squad prompted pushback for its aggressive tactics, and from Italian-American leaders concerned about their community’s public image as immigrants sought to assimilate. Paul Moses, author of “The Italian Squad: The True Story of the Immigrant Cops Who Fought the Rise of the Mafia” recounts the NYPD’s efforts to grapple with organized criminals preying on Italian immigrants and the challenges and threats faced by the Italian-American officers trying to stop them.
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Episode 281: The Ex-Cops Complete Their NYPD Takeover
13/06/2023 Duración: 40minHosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel break down another jam-packed week in New York City, complete with Rikers madness, NYPD upheaval, a brand new Bronx landmark and much more.
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Episode 280: ‘His Art Brings Joy to a Lot of People’
10/06/2023 Duración: 44minWhen he wasn’t making ends meet as a handyman or selling lumber or heating oil around New York City, John Hedderson was making big and bold paintings about the people, places, and pets that made up his world. Since his death in front of a blank canvas in 2016, his daughter MaryAnn has been trying to go through his art and put it out into the world, including at an art show opening on Saturday, June 10, and running through the end of July at Espresso 77 in Jackson Heights, Queens.
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Episode 279: Gun Cops Aren’t Beat Cops, Even if Eric Adams Calls Them ‘Neighborhood Safety’ Cops
07/06/2023 Duración: 34minHosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel run down another jam-packed week in New York City, discussing everything from the Adams administration’s Rikers blackout and a self-policing experiment in Brownsville to the gift that the rapper Dres of Black Sheep gave to fans in the rain mourning Phife Dawg and much more.
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Episode 278: ‘This Is Why Eric Adams Makes Sense’
30/05/2023 Duración: 35minHosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel discuss a damning new federal monitor report on New York's disastrous jails system, the mayor's political appeal and much more.
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Episode 277: The Booksellers of Brooklyn Take Flight
26/05/2023 Duración: 40minDavi Marra and Briana Parker tell Harry Siegel about their plans for Lofty Pigeon Books, opening in Kensington at the end of the summer, and Dimitrios Fragiskatos tells Azi Paybarah about what led him to open Anyone Comics in Crown Heights — where Azi had his wedding! — and then Everyone Comics in Long island City.
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Episode 276: A Retconned Origin Story
24/05/2023 Duración: 43minHosts Katie Honan and Harry Siegel discuss the mayor's new account of being arrested and incarcerated as a teen, City Hall’s plans for newly arrived migrants, this summer’s lifeguard shortage and much more.
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Episode 275: A Two-Trumpet Town
22/05/2023 Duración: 31minIn the latest installment of his occasional series, Into Something, Greg Glassman and fellow trumpeter James Zollar play together, and talk about what it takes to make it a musician in the Big Apple and much more.
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Episode 275: "At Best to Be Pitied, at Worst to Be Reviled"
13/05/2023 Duración: 26minIn this off-cycle edition, host Katie Honan and organizing and outreach specialist at the Urban Justice Center Karim Walker discuss the arduous path from being homeless to being housed, the endless need for fresh socks, and the breakdown in trust that comes with a broken system.
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Episode 274: City Stressed Out
09/05/2023 Duración: 42minIn the wake of Jordan Neely's killing, hosts Christina Greer and Katie Honan break down subways, migrants, Black leaders, and more...
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Episode 273: Party City: Casinos, Weddings, and Galas, Oh My!
02/05/2023 Duración: 34minFrom the $229 Billion Big Ugly to the downstate gambling boondoggle to free weddings at Gracie Mansion, hosts Christina Greer and Katie Honan run down another jam-packed week of everything coming up aces for at least some New Yorkers.
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Episode 272: We Need To Hold the NYPD Accountable
26/04/2023 Duración: 50minCouncilwoman Selvena Brooks-Powers of Queens joins the pod to discuss some of the council's street-safety and transportation bills and much more.