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New York State Housing Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas joined the show to discuss Governor Kathy Hochul's New York Housing Compact proposal, negotiations with the Legislature, meetings around the state to discuss the plan, and more. (Episode 391)

State Senator Liz Krueger, chair of the Senate finance committee, joined the show to discuss state budget negotiations with under two weeks before the April 1 deadline for a new spending plan. (Episode 390)

Newly-elected New York State Republican Party Chair Ed Cox, who previously held the role for 10 years, joined the show to discuss his plans for leading the state party, how to protect and build on Republican successes in 2022, and more. (Episode 389)

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson joined the show to discuss her first State of the Borough address and her agenda for the Bronx, including economic and housing development, major infrastructure projects, and more. (Episode 388)

Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), joined the show to discuss his union's contract negotiations with the city, the governor's charter school expansion proposal, and other key issues facing teachers and schools. (Episode 387)

Manhattan Democratic Party Leader Keith Wright, a former Assemblymember and longtime New York political player, joined the show to discuss Black political power in New York — past, present, and future. (Episode 386)

On this episode, a deep dive into what is happening around the tens of thousands of mostly Latin American asylum-seekers who have arrived in New York City over the last year, the federal laws at play, New York City's response, and more. Joining the show to break it all down: Felipe De La Hoz, a journalist who co-writes the Border Lines newsletter and contributes to the Daily News editorial Board, among other roles, and Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio, a reporter for Documented. (Episode 385)

Eric Goldwyn, a professor who has led a team at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management, joined the show to discuss his team's research on building transit and why it costs so much more in New York than other places around the world. The Transit Costs Project just released its New York Case examining the exorbitant, late, and over-budget first phase of the Second Avenue Subway as well as its Final Report. (Episode 384)

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine joined the show to discuss his new State of the Borough speech and agenda, and to discuss other topics important to Manhattan and the city. (Episode 383)

NY1 political anchor Errol Louis, host of Inside City Hall, joined the show to analyze Mayor Eric Adams' 2023 State of the City speech and discuss how the mayor is doing a little over one year into his tenure. (Episode 382)