COVID and Indoor Dining; Rep. Kathleen Rice; NYC Street Safety; Time Capsule: Democracy
The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 15, 2020
Coming up on today's show:
- This week, Gov. Cuomo ordered indoor dining to shut down in New York City and a new study in South Korea suggests that coronavirus spreads much faster and farther inside restaurants than previously thought. Don Milton, MD, professor of environmental health at the University of Maryland School of Public Health, explains.
- U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice (D, NY-4), shares the latest on the coronavirus relief bill, plus reacts to some of the big news of the day, including Barr's resignation and President-elect Biden's message of unity.
- From outdoor dining to new bikers and drivers, more New Yorkers than ever competed for space on the city's (already crowded) streets this year. Stephen Nessen, who covers transportation for the WNYC Newsroom, and Ben Yakas, arts and culture editor for Gothamist and WNYC, talk about how the city has failed and succeeded in addressing street safety in 2020, and how an upcoming blizzard is about to make everything more complicated.
- The Brian Lehrer Show and WNYC are putting together a time capsule to remember this painful year. Listeners call in to share their hopes for our democracy after it was stressed and tested during the 2020 election. These calls will be placed in the time capsule to be opened in ten years.
Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.
