NYS Legislature & Congestion Pricing; New Border Policy's Effect on NYC; The True Cost of Living; Art and the City

On today's show: 

• Liz Krueger, New York state senator (D, WF - 28th, Manhattan's East Side ) and chair of the senate's finance committee, talks about how the state legislature is responding to the Governor's "pause" of congestion pricing as their session ends. Then, Capitol bureau correspondent for New York State Public Radio Karen DeWitt discusses the political ramifications of the congestion pricing "pause" and the end of this legislative session.

• On Tuesday, President Biden issued an executive order that prevents migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border when crossings surge. Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO at the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), discusses the executive order, how it might impact New York City and more.

• A new poll by the National True Cost of Living Coalition found that 65% of Americans are financially struggling, and don't anticipate that changing in their lifetimes. Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies and co-chair of National True Cost of Living Coalition, discusses the poll's findings, the implications of widespread financial hardship, and the coalition's upcoming measure to develop a true cost of living metric.

• Katie Merz, artist and professor of drawing at the Cooper Union School of Art, talks about the art she is creating for WNYC's upcoming centennial, and takes calls from listeners who share what they see as the most iconic NYC-related image, place or object.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.