Albany and City Hall Roundup: Arrests, Livery Cabs, Casinos, Soda

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 5, 2012

WNYC reporter Ailsa Chang and Capital New York political reporter Azi Paybarah discuss the Cuomo administration's decision to put pressure on the NYPD stop and frisk policy; the collapse of the Queens casino deal; livery cab bill latest; and the fallout from Mayor Bloomberg's war on big soda.

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