Mayor Bill de Blasio and Speaker Corey Johnson announce an agreement today to move forward on closing Rikers Island. Wednesday, Feb. 14 2018 at City Hall.

#AskTheMayor: School Chancellor Search Continues, NYPD Body Cams, NYCHA's 'Management Problem'

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 2, 2018

Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC including the Miami-Dade superintendent decision to back out of NYC Schools Chancellor job yesterday, news and updates on the NYPD and responds to Governor Cuomo's remark that NYCHA is a "management problem" and not about money.

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I.C.E.'s "Wartime Recruitment" Campaign

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