

FAQ NYC
FAQ NYC
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.
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Apr 16, 2024 • 35min
Episode 346: The Trump Trial Circus Is Here
Hosts Christina and Katie discuss that plus the NYPD’s hyper-aggressive attempt to reclaim the narrative, two police killings of emotionally disturbed people, and much more.

Apr 13, 2024 • 52min
Episode 345: Investigating the Detective
In the latest episode of FAQ NYC Off Cycle, journalist Steve Fishman talks with Harry about his his new podcast, The Burden, where he speaks with and digs into the history of former NYPD super-cop Louis Scarcella, the detective who locked up New York’s baddest guys back in the city’s “bad old days” — and with the convicted murderers turned jailhouse law firm who won their freedom by digging into police work that sometimes seemed, as journalists will joke, too good to check. Check out The Burden here https://link.chtbl.com/aHO7cwwD

Apr 8, 2024 • 37min
Episode 344: 'From a Concerned New Yorker’
Chrissy and Harry discuss a week where the earth shook, the sun hid and everything else in New York City kept on ticking, plus how Mayor Eric Adams is positioning himself for his reelection campaign next year and much more.

Apr 3, 2024 • 39min
Episode 343: The Power of Magical Thinking
Albert Fox Cahn of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project breaks down the problems with the mayor’s plan to deploy "weapons detectors" — which are really just metal tube detectors — in the train system. Plus hosts Chrissy, Katie and Harry discuss the NYPD's hyper-aggressive new approach to its perceived enemies on social media, and much more.

Mar 29, 2024 • 1h 1min
Episode 342: Lucy Sante Reflects on Writing the Story of Her Life, and Her Transition
The writer returns to the pod for an depth-conversation about her new memoir, I Heard Her Call My Name.

Mar 25, 2024 • 35min
Episode 341: The Harassment Tax on Women
Hosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel discuss the Adams administration's women problem — and why his political rivals aren't talking about it — Trump's trials, the groups railing against congestion pricing and much more.

Mar 18, 2024 • 48min
Episode 340: Another Death Spiral for a Manhattan Hospital
Hosts Chrissy, Katie and Harry talk subway scares and safety, and Politico New York health care reporter Maya Kaufman breaks down her reporting on Beth Israel transferring out seriously ill ER patients and much more.

Mar 11, 2024 • 27min
Episode 339: The Guard is Underground and the Vibes Are Grim
Hosts Chrissy, Katie and Harry discuss Kathy Hochul's wild decision to deploy the National Guard in New York City's subway system, and much more.

Mar 4, 2024 • 42min
Episode 338: An FBI Raid and a 3-K Pickle
Chrissy, Katie and Harry dig into what's happening with Winnie Greco, Eric Adams and the feds, and Politico NY education reporter Madina Touré breaks down what's happening with the city's badly needed yet under-filled 3-K program.

Feb 26, 2024 • 28min
Episode 337: ‘The Whole Point of Government’
Hosts Christina and Harry talk about e-bike fires, Letitia James’s winning streak, and much more.


