#AskTheMayor: Yeshivas and Secular Education, Affordable Housing Locally and Nationally, Democratic Debate

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 20, 2019

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including a new probe into yeshivas and how some fail to provide adequate secular educations to students, how to build local and national affordable housing and weighs in on Thursday's Democratic presidential debate.

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