Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney; Census Help Wanted; 10-Minute Explainer: Daylight Savings; The Other Three Ballot Questions; Alternative Entry Retailers
The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 30, 2019
Coming up on today's show:
- Sean Patrick Maloney, U.S. Representative (D-NY18), talks about his work on the Intelligence committee and the impeachment news from Congress.
- Jeff Behler, director for the Census Bureau's New York Regional Office, talks about preparations for the 2020 Census, including the need for more workers and Julie Menin, director of NYC Census 2020 and executive assistant corporation counsel for NYC law department, talks about NYC's efforts to get everyone counted in the 2020 Census.
- Michael Downing, author of Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time (Counterpoint, 2005), explains the wacky history of daylight savings and why it's a consistent source of controversy.
- Brigid Bergin, City Hall and politics reporter for WNYC, breaks down ballot questions 3, 4 and 5 on the New York City Charter this year.
- With empty storefronts around the City, we look at the culture of shopping in person, instead of online. Today: Katy Schneider, associate editor at New York Magazine's The Strategist, talks about some alternative entries to retail.
