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Parks Equity, Big and Small

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 13, 2014

Mark D. Levine, New York City Councilman (D-7) and chair of the parks committee, talks about his proposal to increase funding for city parks, and what it means that the increase wasn't included in the mayor's proposed budget. Plus: the role of private parks conservancies in bridging the funding gap.

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