Ask the Mayor: Back to School, NYPD, Indoor Dining

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 20, 2020

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.

@BrianLehrer #askthemayor On behalf of restaurants, we do NOT need indoor dining today - we only need a plan! Why end “Open Streets” on Oct 31? Our industry will crumble on Nov 1.
— joel lee kulp (@joelleekulp) August 21, 2020

Caller asks @NYCMayor on @BrianLehrer why the city hasn't poured its efforts into improving remote learning rather than focusing on reopening school buildings.
— Christina Veiga (@cveiga) August 21, 2020

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