The Brian Lehrer Show Your Top Three Mayoral Election Issues
Jun 17, 2025
As early voting approaches, listeners voice their top three mayoral election issues, highlighting affordability, public safety, and healthcare equity. Participants share personal anecdotes about education access and the need for reliable transportation. The challenges of housing, including poor conditions and struggles with public transit, are also critical topics. Additionally, urban management concerns, like inadequate street cleaning and e-bike regulations, emphasize the community's desire for candidates who truly understand their priorities.
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Personal Priorities From Mac
- Mac shares his birthday and personal connection to health care equity in New York City.
- He wishes for a mayor like Ed Koch who would prioritize equity in education and transportation safety.
Challenges Choosing a Candidate
- Brena prioritizes Medicare for retired city workers and train safety given drug use and homelessness on subways.
- She is leaning towards Brad Lander but finds it hard to choose a candidate.
Tenant Harassment and Mental Health
- Kanani emphasizes housing accountability, citing negligent landlords and the Bronx fire tragedy.
- She supports a candidate she calls the 'new Obama of New York City' for addressing affordability and mental health.