#AskTheMayor: Gang Take Downs, Glass and Steel Skyscrapers, MTA Repairs Begin

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including recent backlash from gang take downs, the ban on steel and skyscrapers, and the L train repairs.

"The gang take downs which involve a thorough investigation, indictment and trial have resulted in making communities safer," says @NYCMayorsOffice. "We're the safest big city in America but we still have pockets we have to focus on, a lot of that has to do with gangs and crews."

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) April 26, 2019

"When you’re talking about the level of need of public housing now… we can’t do that without money and one of the sources we have of money is this development process," says @NYCMayor.

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) April 26, 2019

"The glass and steel skyscrapers that predominated here and everywhere in the world, were hemorrhaging energy," says @NYCMayor. "In NYC the number one cause of greenhouse gas emissions is buildings, it’s not cars."

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) April 26, 2019

On the L Train: "You can’t call it a shutdown anymore… the repair period, let’s call it a year and a half, we’re going to experiment with this effort to limit access to 14th street and make sure buses move," says @NYCMayor.

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) April 26, 2019