#AskTheMayor: Quality of Life and Farewell to NYPD Commissioner Bratton

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 16, 2016

Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City, takes calls from listeners and addresses issues regarding worker and family-friendly policies, Vision Zero, the recent protests of a homeless shelter plan in Maspeth, Queens, and an increase of 2,000 police officers this year under the supervision of incoming NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill as his predecessor, Bill Bratton, retires today.

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