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Episode 289: Unpacking the Eric Adams Playbook Jul 25, 2023

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Jeff Coltin joins Christina Greer and Katie Honan to dig into how the mayor and his prospective 2025 challengers are positioning himself, and all the news from another jam-packed week in New York City.

Episode 288: The Three C's Jul 19, 2023

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Hosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel talk about the new NYPD commish Eddie Caban, Crime and Corruption, and much more.

Episode 287: A Plan for a Retail Revival Jul 13, 2023

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Jonathan Bowles of the Center for an Urban Future lays out the group's ideas for what government can do to help new small businesses prosper.

Episode 286: Red (Ex-Mayor) Table Talk Jul 05, 2023

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Hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel talk about the 109th mayor of New York City’s very public separation, the 110th mayor’s press strategy, and much more.

Episode 285: Big-Time Upsets in a Low Turnout Election Jun 28, 2023

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Ben Max joins Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel to break down everything that happened in a contest that most New Yorkers missed.

Episode 284: The Digital Revolution Is a Local NYC Story Jun 25, 2023

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Ben Smith, the author of Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral, talks with Azi Paybarah about Silicon Alley, the internet of the early 2000s, and why local politics is less scalable than it used to be.

Episode 283: Who By Fire, Who By Sword Jun 20, 2023

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A conversation about fire deaths, train killings and much more from a man-stabs-dog week in New York City.

Episode 282: The NYPD’s ‘Italian Squad’ Fought the Mob, and Mayors Jun 16, 2023

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Years before the NYPD targeted Muslims, Black radicals and other groups with specialized and sometimes undercover operations, the Italian Squad prompted pushback for its aggressive tactics, and from Italian-American leaders concerned about their community’s public image as immigrants sought to assimilate. Paul Moses, author of “The Italian Squad: The True Story of the Immigrant Cops Who Fought the Rise of the Mafia” recounts the NYPD’s efforts to grapple with organized criminals preying on Italian immigrants and the challenges and threats faced by the Italian-American officers trying to stop them.

Episode 281: The Ex-Cops Complete Their NYPD Takeover Jun 13, 2023

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Hosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel break down another jam-packed week in New York City, complete with Rikers madness, NYPD upheaval, a brand new Bronx landmark and much more.

Episode 280: ‘His Art Brings Joy to a Lot of People’ Jun 09, 2023

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When he wasn’t making ends meet as a handyman or selling lumber or heating oil around New York City, John Hedderson was making big and bold paintings about the people, places, and pets that made up his world. Since his death in front of a blank canvas in 2016, his daughter MaryAnn has been trying to go through his art and put it out into the world, including at an art show opening on Saturday, June 10, and running through the end of July at Espresso 77 in Jackson Heights, Queens.

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