New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
"Why did they even bother to choose NYC if they didn't want to actually be a part of NYC and do the work it takes to be a good neighbor?," @NYCMayor says on @BrianLehrer
— katie honan (@katie_honan) February 15, 2019
de Blasio is on @BrianLehrer right now talking Amazon: "It's over and it's astounding and it's disappointing and it's disrespectful to the people of New York City."
— Eliza Relman (@eliza_relman) February 15, 2019
On breaking news that President Trump is about to declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, @NYCMayor says: "What the President is doing is a travesty and it’s likely to be struck down in court.... This is just a sham."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 15, 2019
"We lost a 19 year veteran... it was absolutely painful and horrible that this good man was lost in this circumstance," on "friendly fire" death of Detective Brian Simonsen.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 15, 2019
"Ruben Diaz's time has come and gone, he should leave the stage before he embarrasses himself further," says @NYCMayor on City Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr.'s homophobic remarks.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 15, 2019