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Episode 141: Who DA FAQ? (Part I) May 07, 2021

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Manhattan District Attorney candidates Tahanie Aboushi, Liz Crotty, Diana Florence and Dan Quart talk to Chrissy, Harry and Alex, and each other about what the prosecutor's office is and what it should be.

Episode 140: The Manhattan DA Race that just hits different. May 04, 2021

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Rachel Holiday Smith, Manhattan reporter for The City, breaks down the Manhattan DA race with us.

Read Rachel's explainer in The CIty
https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/1/31/22253418/what-you-need-to-know-about-new-yorks-district-attorney-races-in-2021

Episode 139: Book Club: The Limits of Fulfillment Apr 28, 2021

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A conversation with Alec MacGillis, the author of Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America, about Amazon and, among many other things, its expansion in New York City AFTER the collapse of its HQ2 plan here as the brave new pandemic economy has accelerated America's great divergence.

Episode 138: The Woke Up Show Apr 22, 2021

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Public Advocate Jumaane Williams rejoins the pod to discuss, among other things, the state of policing here, the citywide races and his experience running statewide.

FAQ.NYC Gets Dopey Apr 16, 2021

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Dave from the "DOPEY," podcast shares a few stories about drug addiction and recovery in New York City.

Episode 137: The Turning Point Apr 15, 2021

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As we head into the elections home stretch, the great Brigid Bergin of WNYC joins FAQ to break down the race so far, consider where it may end up and explain why we may not know who won for days or even weeks after the June 22nd primary.

Emma Whitford tells us what's up with the new rent relief. Apr 10, 2021

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Emma Whitford, reporter at Law360. gives us a rundown of the new rent relief from the Federal Government hopfully headed toward New Yorkers this Spring.

Episode 136: Scott Stringer's Dumpster Pool Vision Apr 08, 2021

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Episode 135: New York's Police Union Problem Mar 31, 2021

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Farah Stockman of the New York Times looks at Suffolk County, where cops call the shots, and Jake Pearson of ProPublica digs into the little known contract clause that means New York City taxpayers are on the hook to defend police officers even when the city won't.

Quickhouse 3: Just Off the Purest Blue Mar 25, 2021

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Weather, reviewed, and much more of all the goodness you'll find at the Brickhouse in 5 minutes flat.

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