#AsktheMayor: Child Protective Services, Rent Exemptions and JCOPE Subpoenas

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 6, 2016

Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including investigations into child protection services in the case of Zymere Perkins's death, new efforts to increase awareness for New Yorkers that may qualify for rent exemptions, and the recent subpoenas issued to Campaign for One New York by the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

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