FAQ NYC

Discover the fascinating work of the Savayos brothers and their hand-painted signs, their impact on the local community, the importance of focusing on the work instead of the hype, the process of commissioning artwork from Sally, and the Sabayo brothers' efforts in launching international orders.

Following his failure to communicate before his city was flooded, the mayor made the media rounds to insist he’d performed perfectly. Sound familiar? Come to hear hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel discuss that, and stick around for an enlightening interview with Adams, speaking with Vital City, about gun violence, the right way and the wrong way for police to do stops, questions and frisks, and much more.

Author Sean Howe goes deep into some of the stories in his wild new book, "Agents of Chaos: Thomas King Forçade, High Times, and the Paranoid End of the 1970s."

The podcast discusses City Hall's plan to update zoning rules for more housing in every neighborhood. They explore proposed changes to office building conversions, involvement of lawmakers, and the transformation of Style Town from affordable housing to an expensive neighborhood. The hosts express gratitude and discuss the importance of building more housing in NYC.

Bill Griffith discusses his new graphic novel, "Three Rocks," about Ernie Bushmiller, the cartoonist who created the iconic strip, and goes deep into some New York City newspaper history in the process.

Just two years ago, more than 90 percent of New Yorkers applying for food stamps and other benefits received them in a timely fashion. Now, it’s fewer than 30 percent. Co-hosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel discuss what it means for New Yorkers, and for the mayor, when stuff isn’t getting done, and much more.

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie rejoins the pod for a lively conversation about his plan for the city to do just that, and much more.

Eric Adams is done with Covid, but Covid may not be done with New York City. The FAQ NYC hosts dig into that and much more in a post-Labor Day, return-of-the-school-year episode.

With a new poll showing most people in the city think New York has already done enough for migrants, co-host Christina Greer talks with Harry Siegel about what that means for a place where a lot of people are "progressive in theory," why she's sounding an alarm for Eric Adams given the history of Black mayors in America, and much more.

Hosts Christina Greer and Katie Honan break down another jam-packed week in New York City, covering migrant housing plans, questionable donors to Adams' 2021 campaign, and who holds down the city when the mayor, for a variety of possible reasons, cannot.