Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including how NYC benefits from the new federal budget; fare-beating enforcement; challenges in for-hire sector; graduation rates vs college readiness; and inclusivity vs. a father-daughter dance.

Mayor de Blasio on @BrianLehrer talking about split with @ManhattanDA over subway fare beating. “We cannot send the signal that anyone can evade fare on a regular basis,” de Blasio says. “There is no evidence to my mind” that this is a crime of poverty"

— Grace Rauh (@gracerauh) February 9, 2018

@BrianLehrer For #AskTheMayor: any intention of reexamining laws about police officers sexually assaulting those in custody in the wake of the #annachambers case?

— Ari Lebowitz (@ariellatova) February 9, 2018

"This is unacceptable" -- @NYCMayor https://t.co/an36JxdPY9

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 9, 2018

We need to be clear about what @ManhattanDA 's #fareevasion policy actually is, and how it does not effect NYPD enforcement. @BrianLehrer @gracerauh From letter sent to MTA on Monday: pic.twitter.com/KHte45oSzY

— Joan Vollero (@JoanVollero) February 9, 2018