Ask the Mayor: Disparities in Marijuana Arrests; Transportation Options + More

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 17, 2018

Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in New York City news, including questions on racial disparities in marijuana arrests, legalization of sports betting, different methods of transportation and infrastructure and more.

@NYCMayor on racial disparities in marijuana arrests: "I don't accept disparity in policing." And he says if enforcement is different because of demographics in different neighborhoods, "we've got to fix that."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 18, 2018

"My great fear is -- I've said it before -- the corporatization of the marijuana industry," @NYCMayor tells @BrianLehrer re de Blasio's view on legalization
— Emily Ngo (@epngo) May 18, 2018

"What Pandora's box are we opening here?" -- @NYCMayor on the legalization of sports betting.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 18, 2018

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