#AskTheMayor; Fixing Subway Meltdowns; National Political News With Senator Murphy; NYC Summer Life; All Puzzles Considered

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 19, 2017

Coming up on today's show:

  • Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
  • Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times transit reporter, reports on the (seemingly)never-ending subway meltdowns of late, and what our elected officials have said they plan to do about it.
  • Chris Murphy, U.S. Senator from Connecticut (D), talks about the latest national political news from his vantage point in the Senate.
  • Carolyn Murnick, New York Magazine senior editor, previews some of the summer cultural festival in the area.
  • John Chaneski, co-host of TriviaNYC's QNA podcast, as well as a puzzle guru on NPR's Ask Me Another, stumps listeners-and Brian-with his mind-bending puzzles.

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