#AsktheMayor: State Control of MTA, Denouncing Anti-Semitism, Tuition Reimbursement

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 8, 2019

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including the plan for the Governor and the State to take over the MTA and much more.

"The plan the Gov and I put forward can be voted on by April 1st, it would move a huge amount of revenue, tens of billions ultimately, into the MTA... It’d make really clear that the Gov and State are fully responsible, fully accountable," says @NYCMayor.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 8, 2019

"I think if the Gov is responsible, clearly, publicly, for the MTA, you could see real big improvements, quickly," says @NYCMayor.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 8, 2019

"We’ve seen a massive uptick in hate crimes in this city, many directed at the Jewish community… largely because of the dynamic Trump has created. As progressives we should be the strongest and clearest in opposing all forms of bias, discrimination and division," says @NYCMayor.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 8, 2019

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