Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner Joseph J. Esposito sits down with customers Steve Rosenthal and Jennifer Gilson at the Malibu Diner on 23rd Street in Chelsea three days after a bomb explosion.

#AskTheMayor: Chelsea Explosion Debriefing

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 23, 2016

Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, takes calls from listeners and discusses last weekend's Chelsea bombings in the City, which tactics worked and which could have worked better.

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