Melissa Mark-Viverito, SCOTUS Decisions and...Spottings

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 30, 2014

Last week was a big one for the City Council – Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito talks about the creation of a municipal ID program and the budget. Plus: LIRR contract negotiations and the threat of a strike; important opinions from the Supreme Court; a new documentary on the life and journey of jazz journalist Nat Hentoff; and the return of a weasel-like animal called the "fisher" to the streets of The Bronx.

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