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Oct 2, 2023 • 53min

Episode 303: Adams Unleashes Flood of Words After Storm Silence

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.
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Sep 30, 2023 • 47min

Episode 302: High Times, NYC an an Exceptional Agent of Chaos

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."
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Sep 26, 2023 • 41min

Episode 301: If You Zone It, They Will Build

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.
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Sep 23, 2023 • 46min

Episode 300: Three Rocks, Two Cartoonists and the Story of the Bronx Boy Behind ‘Nancy’

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.
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Sep 19, 2023 • 35min

Episode 299: ‘When Does the Hard Part Start?’ This Is the Hard Part.

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.
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Sep 12, 2023 • 44min

Episode 298: Why Doesn’t NYC Just Let Migrants Work?

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie rejoins the pod for a lively conversation about his plan for the city to do just that, and much more.
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Sep 6, 2023 • 28min

Episode 297: The Mayor's Magical Thinking

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.
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Aug 31, 2023 • 39min

Episode 296: New Yorkers Run Low on Sympathy for Migrants as the Feds Run Low on Sympathy for NYC

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.
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Aug 25, 2023 • 25min

Episode 295: Who's in Charge Here?!

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.
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Aug 17, 2023 • 42min

Episode 294: ‘The Greatest Disappointment Is the Governor’

Dave Giffen of the Coalition for the Homeless and Josh Goldfein of Legal Aid talk with Katie Honan about what Kathy Hochul should be doing but is not as "she's apparently forgotten she's also the governor of people who live in New York City," what Mayor Eric Adams is saying that doesn't hold up, and much more.

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