New York City's delayed congestion pricing program, which will charge drivers $9 to enter Manhattan's central business district, the area below 60th Street is set to begin on Jan. 5, 2025 in New York,

Congestion Pricing Launches; Record High Homelessness; 100 Years of 100 Things: Causes of Death; Your New Baby's Name

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 6, 2025

On today's show:

Clayton Guse, WNYC/Gothamist editor, talks about the latest on congestion pricing, which went into effect yesterday, plus the ongoing problem of random subway attacks.
Homelessness in the United States hit record high in 2024. Jennifer Ludden, NPR national correspondent who covers housing and homelessness, and Peter Hepburn, associate director of Eviction Lab and an assistant professor of Sociology at Rutgers University-Newark, explain some of the factors of why the rates increased by double digits.
As the centennial series continues, Mark Mather, demographer and associate vice president for U.S. Programs at the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), walks us through the shifts in U.S. mortality statistics over the past 100 years.
The New York City health department's most recent tally of top baby names put Liam and Emma on top. Listeners call in to share what they named their newborns this year, and whether the name landed on the top 10 list, or if they drew from the past or another well to find a unique name for their new baby.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

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