Homelessness and the MTA

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 20, 2019

Shumita Basu, reporter, host, and producer in WNYC's newsroom, and Stephen Nessen, transit reporter for the WNYC Newsroom talk about We The Commuters' weeklong look at homelessness in subways, why people in need seek shelter there and how it impacts commutes.

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