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The Brian Lehrer Show
Crime During 'the Safest Summer'; The Longest Possible Subway Ride

The NYPD says this summer has been the safest one in decades, but nearly half of New Yorkers aren’t happy with how Mayor de Blasio has dealt with crime. City Council members Jumaane Williams and Vanessa Gibson talk about how broken windows policing has affected crime this summer. Plus: smartphones and cable boxes; when a belief or moral stance puts you in prison; the decline of social conservatism in America; and one man’s 14-hour journey on the longest subway route possible.