Monday Morning Politics with Mara Liasson; Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg; Nassau County Exec Defied Statewide Mask Mandates, Can He Do That?; Bronx Fire Updates
The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 10, 2022
Coming up on today's show:
- Mara Liasson, NPR national political correspondent, talks about the latest national political news.
- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg talks about his first month in office and where the office will focus its prosecutions.
- Newly-installed Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman halted mask enforcement for indoor venues, and referred to “home rule” as a justification for defying Governor Hochul’s statewide mask mandate. Richard Briffault, professor of law at Columbia Law School, explains when state laws and executive orders take precedence over those at the city and county level, both for public health regulations and for things like rent regulations.
- More than 60 people were injured and at least 19 people have died after a space heater sparked an enourmous fire in a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx. Charles Jennings, associate professor of Security, Fire and Emergency Management, and director at the Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY), and Jake Offenhartz, reporter for Gothamist and WNYC, talk about what happened and answer listener questions about fire safety best practices.
Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.
