For our weekly Ask The Mayor segment, Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including the city's conflict over who will pay for protecting Trump Tower, homelessness, water bill policy, and more.

"It's only round one," BdB tells @BrianLehrer re limited proposed federal reimbursement to NYC for protecting Trump

— Ben Max (@TweetBenMax) December 7, 2016

"Any act of violence, any threat, any hate speech, we want people to report it immediately," de Blasio tells @BrianLehrer

— Emily Ngo (@epngo) December 7, 2016

"Maybe you should ask for federal protection for Muslims," @BrianLehrer says to Mayor de Blasio, amid spike in hate crimes.

— Mara Gay (@MaraGay) December 7, 2016

"This city never recovered from the cancellation of the advantage program." - @BilldeBlasio on NYC's homeless population

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) December 7, 2016