Council Speaker Johnson Talks City Budget

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 14, 2018

Corey Johnson, speaker of the New York City Council -- representing District 3, covering Hell’s Kitchen, Chelsea, the West Village, and parts of Flatiron, SoHo and the Upper West Side, talks about the City Council's budget, responds to Mayor de Blasio's executive budget and other city news.

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