
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.
Latest episodes

Jun 3, 2024 • 36min
Episode 355: ‘The Answer Is Always Money’

Jun 1, 2024 • 46min
Episode 354: A Place That Women Ruled
Julie Satow, author of When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion, talks with guest host Sarah Shears in the latest episode of FAQ NYC Off-Cycle.

May 26, 2024 • 47min
Episode 353: The Past of New York’s Past, with Harvey Wang
The namesake of Harvey Wang's New York, talks with host Harry Siegel about shooting the hold-outs in trades and businesses that were vanishing in the 1980s and early 1990s, old New Yorks past and present, and much more.

May 20, 2024 • 23min
Episode 352: Reign of the Summer Mayor
Co-hosts Katie Honan and Harry Siegel discuss The City's new summer newsletter, the mayor's messaging mess, and much more.

May 18, 2024 • 28min
Episode 351: NYC’s Students Take a Seat at the Table
In the latest episode of FAQ NYC Off Cycle, Host Katie Honan talks with Jose Santana, a senior at Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health and Science Charter School in the Bronx, about his work journalists producing the new student-produced podcast PS Weekly.

May 14, 2024 • 35min
Episode 350: Hizzoner Meets His Holiness
Eric Adams, now facing a second Democratic challenger, said he was praying for the press while ducking their questions and blessing our own Katie Honan on his way to meet the Pope in Vatican City. Meantime, the mayor finally started repping for the Knicks, who promptly stopped winning, as the NYPD is pretty much mocking the oversight efforts of the City Council and Department of Investigation. All that and much more gets discussed on the latest episode of FAQ NYC.

May 6, 2024 • 35min
Episode 349: One Video to Rule Them All
Gwynne Hogan, senior reporter for THE CITY, joins hosts Chrissy and Harry to discuss what it’s been like reporting on the NYPD from inside the “frozen zone” it established inside and around the Columbia campus, the NYPD’s wild new messaging machine that’s pumping out flashy action videos and angry tweets while reporters are stuck glimpsing the action through a glass darkly, and much more.

Apr 29, 2024 • 38min
Episode 348: Is It Giuliani Time Again?
Jeff Mays of the New York Times joins hosts Chrissy, Katie and Harry to discuss Mayor Eric Adams ousting the head of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, trying to install Randy Mastro as the city's now corporation counsel, reversing some of his own cuts in a $111.6 billion executive budget proposal, and much more.

Apr 22, 2024 • 42min
Episode 347: ‘Don't Fudge It in the Budget’
Andrew Rein, Citizens Budget Commission President, discusses the state budget, fiscal challenges, and the role of CBC in ensuring wise financial decisions. The podcast also explores his musical journey and the intersection of budgets and music in a fun and insightful conversation.

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.
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