Monday Morning Politics: VP Harris; Second Ave Subway Repairs Despite Congestion Pricing Pause; Staring Down Retirement; 100 Years of 100 Things: Pizza

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a campaign event in Pittsfield, Mass., Saturday, July 27, 2024.
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Coming up on today's show:

  • Vice President Kamala Harris is polling better than President Joe Biden was before he dropped out, according to the latest Bloomberg News/Morning Consult survey. Nancy Cook, senior national political correspondent at Bloomberg News, breaks down the latest political headlines, including the recent polling numbers and more.

  • Governor Hochul's pause on congestion pricing has left transit improvement projects in the lurch. Ana Ley, transportation reporter for the New York Times, discusses how officials are coping with the upheaval that's come with the loss of projected revenue.

  • As Joe Biden knows, stepping away from a high-powered job can be a difficult decision to make. Charley Locke, freelance writer, discusses her reporting on why some people put retirement off, and listeners weigh in.

  • For our ninth thing in our centennial series, Ian MacAllen, Italian-American food expert and author of Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American (Rowman & Littlefield), covers the history and development of a beloved New York City food: pizza.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.