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Episode 509: Big Brother in the Big Apple Aug 10, 2026

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FAQ NYC co-hosts Katie Honan and Harry Siegel dig into the state’s new effort to ferret out New Yorkers who want to live here but pay lower insurance and tax bills somewhere cheaper, a lawsuit pushing back on the NYPD's use of NYCHA's free wifi program to give officers unfettered live access to the housing authority's surveillance cameras, and much more., including a rare direct shot at President Trump from Zohran Mamdani and a bad-faith crusade targeting the mayor.

Episode 508: Mamdani’s Pied-a-Terre Pressure Play Is Paying Off Aug 03, 2026

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As the mayor's push to trumpet the collection of his new pied a terre tax and confront quiet money with loud politics got off to a bumpy start, he's standing his ground and playing for time to smooth things out.

Christina Greer, Harry Siegel and guest co-host Alex Brook Lynn dig into that and much more, including Mamdani's slow-walk on his police reform promises from the campaign trail, his new pick to chair the Civilian Complaint Review Board, and much more.

Episode 507: ‘40,000 New Yorkers Lost Their Protections Today’ Jul 27, 2026

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New York Immigration Coalition CEO Murad Awawdeh joins the podcast to discuss the Supreme Court green‑lighting the Trump administration’s move to end Temporary Protected Status, and how New York State and City are building new protections as federal policy hardens.

Plus, FAQ NYC hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel discuss Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Israel rhetoric, his emerging plans for government-owner grocery shops, and much more.

Episode 506: The Tide Is Out and NY’s Old-Guard Dems Are Beached Jul 20, 2026

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Other than the extreme heat, smoky air, flash flooding and deaths from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, it’s remained a lovely summer in New York City — including for night fishing..

FAQ NYC hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel discuss all that and much more, including “shark” Zohran Mamdani’s aggressive early plans for his reelection bid, an older generation of Democratic leaders flopping about like fish out of water as the tide rolls out, and much more.

Episode 505: Mamdani’s ‘Mapgate’ Is a Tempest in a Teapot Jul 13, 2026

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Mayor Mamdani this week blamed the previous administration for a map of immigrant enclaves that didn't include Little Italy, and said the city would include it next time.

Hosts Katie Honan and Harry Siegel discuss the mostly bad-faith criticism of the map, the eternal arguments about which New Yorkers are represented and which are neglected, how his administration set itself up to get attacked here, and much more

Episode 504: A 78 Degree Meltdown About Mamdani Jul 06, 2026

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When Zohran Mamdani urged New Yorkers to set their air conditioners to 78 degrees, echoing what mayors before him have advised during heat waves for decades, his critics again lost their minds.

Hosts Katie Honan and Harry Siegel talk with Alex Brook Lynn, FAQ NYC's original producer calling in from Paris, about heat waves, sharks in the water, swimming in the Seine and much more.

Episode 503: A New Test of Mamdani’s Winning Streat Jun 29, 2026

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A sudden City Council push to hold up the budget due Tuesday if City Hall doesn’t increase funding for the wildly popular — and thus wildly expensive — CityFHEPS housing vouchers represents a big new test for Mayor Mamdani and his incredible winning streak.

Hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel discuss all that and much more, and Straight Arrow News senior politics reporter — not to mention FAQ NYC co-founder — Azi Paybarah joins the pod for a deep dive into his story about a bizarre cluster of zombie AI news sites in a story that begins in SoHo.

Episode 502: Election Night Extra: Mamdanimentum Is Real Jun 24, 2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani put a lot of his newly won political capitol on the line to try and shift the shape of the Democratic Party in New York City and beyond, and won big — proving that his theory of the case didn't end with his election.

An hour and a half after the polls closed, FAQ NYC taped a special episode along with Ben Max and with Katie Honan calling in from Claire Vadez’s exuberant election night party.

Episode 501: A Knicks Win to Kick Off Summer Jun 15, 2026

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Is the Knicks win after more than 50 years a good omen for summer? Co-host Katie Honan talks with Rachel Holliday Smith, the managing editor of The City Reporter, about summer 2026. Then she speaks with Janet Fash, a longtime New York City lifeguard whose memoir "Lifeguard: A Love Story" comes out June 23.

Episode 500: Nothing but Knicks Jun 11, 2026

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Bex Max joins Christina Greer and Harry Siegel for a FAQ NYC-Max Politics crossover just after game four to put down politics for once and talk about the Knicks' incredible comeback and a city that’s dizzy with excitement and overdue for a celebration. .

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