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‘Don’t Fudge it in the Budget’
Citizens Budget Commission President Andrew Rein joins hosts Katie Honan and Harry Siegel to break down what we know about the nearly quarter-trillion dollar state budget that just dropped, weeks late, what to expect from the city’s ongoing budget negotiations, and much more.
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Co-Hosts: Dr. Christina Greer, Katie Honan, Harry Siegel
Contributing Host: Alex Brook Lynn
Mayor of Sounds: Adam Chimera
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Hosts Christina and Katie discuss that plus the NYPD’s hyper-aggressive attempt to reclaim the narrative, two police killings of emotionally disturbed people, and much more.
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LISTEN: Lucy Sante on Writing an Account of Her Life, and Her Transition
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In a pre-internet world, the Village Voice was a newspaper like no other: a haven for writers about avant-garde arts, Black politics, queer identity and a million things more — and that’s after the pages devoted to exposing the seamy side of New York City politics. In this episode of…
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