#AskTheMayor: Trump-Appointed HUD Advisor, Citi Bike Rider Death, Opioid Crisis in NYC

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 16, 2017

Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including President Trump's appointment of former event planner, Lynne Patton, as senior advisor and director of Public Engagement for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the recent death of a Citi bike rider, the first death related to the bike sharing program that boasts a ridership of 43 million so far.

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