#AskTheMayor: Progressive Plan for the Midterms, Yeshiva Investigation, Private Trash in Public Trash Cans

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 24, 2018

Bill de Blasio, New York City Mayor, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including advice for progressive Democrats ahead of the midterm elections, updates on the City's investigation of whether yeshivas provide adequate secular education and the issue of New Yorkers putting their own trash in public trash cans.

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