A Second Summer Sit-down With the Mayor
As he heads into his second summer as mayor of New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio discusses housing and the minimum wage, public safety, and his central focus: inequality.
Mayor @BilldeBlasio says this time last year there was a similar crime issue & overall crime in the city is down 6.6% compared to last year.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 5, 2015
The mayor says we average about 6 crimes/day on the subway system-wide...a subway rider has a "one in a million chance" of being a victim.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 5, 2015
Bratton told the mayor "you can't break the law to enforce the law," and @BilldeBlasio says "as we have reduced stops, we've reduced crime."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 5, 2015
Mayor @BilldeBlasio: "The goal here is to bring police + community together...as we bring police and community together, we will get safer."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 5, 2015
"There's so many other challenges," de Blasio tells @BrianLehrer when asked about $$ for cops. Homelessness, failing schools, Riker's.
— Anna Sanders (@AnnaESanders) June 5, 2015
The state needs to step up to enforce rent laws, or put money into legal services so tenants can fight for themselves, the mayor says.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 5, 2015
"There are some in Albany who are suggesting they could let rent regulation lapse," says Mayor @BilldeBlasio. "They're playing with fire."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 5, 2015
"I'm trying to move heaven and earth for affordable housing," but it won't help if rent regs are not strengthened, says Mayor @BilldeBlasio.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 5, 2015
"These rent laws were largely written by the landlords...the people of the city need to weigh in," says Mayor @BilldeBlasio.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 5, 2015
Mayor @BilldeBlasio rules out a run for president, says "do not believe everything you read."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 5, 2015
