Municipal Workers; Gun Regulation Prospects; West Farms; Vaccine Appointment Volunteers

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 25, 2021

On today's show:

  • Henry Garrido, executive director of District Council 37, the municipal employees' union, responds to the Mayor's call for municipal workers to return to offices in May, plus the union's endorsements in the June 22 primary.
  • Tyler Pager, Washington Post White House reporter, and Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post Congressional reporter covering the House of Representatives, talk about the prospects of any gun control legislation making it through Congress, where filibuster reform stands and more national political news.
  • David Cruz, WNYC/Gothamist news editor, walks us through the results of the special election in City Council District 15 and discusses Tuesday's extremely low voter turnout.
  • In early January, Epicenter-NYC, a newsletter launched for New Yorkers to get through the pandemic, began volunteering to help community members make vaccine appointments. So far they’ve booked more than 2,600 shots. Mitra Kalita, co-founder of URL Media and CEO and publisher of Epicenter-NYC, talks about what her and other volunteers have learned through the process and where access gaps remain.

 

Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.

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