Will New York State ever pass the budget that was due more than a month ago? And how is New York City supposed to work out its own budget, which it’s legally required to balance and pass by the end of June, without knowing how much money the state is providing? Podcast hosts Christina Greer, Katie […]
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LISTEN: From the Pale of Settlement to Occupy Wall Street, With Molly Crabapple
Lit NYC, the podcast all about the ABCs of arts, books and culture in New York City, debuts as its own show with writer and artist Molly Crabapple discussing her new book, “Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund,” how her New York City family history led her to […]
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LISTEN: Don’t Bet Against Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani’s first political endorsement since becoming mayor predictably didn’t pan out, but Lindsey Boylan wasn’t the candidate he’s betting his political capital on. The FAQ NYC hosts discuss all that and much more, including why bringiing casinos to New York is such a terrible idea, what’s so good about bodega cats and bad about […]
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LISTEN: All the Budgets Are Blending Together
Which came first, the state budget or the city’s spending plan? As the Mamdani administration pushes for new taxes and more money from Albany the FAQ NYC hosts discuss all that and much more, including how sports and politics are getting mushed together first between the NBA Playoffs and the coming “Trump Station,” and between […]
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LISTEN: The Wheels on the Spin Go Round and Round
The former president with a supposedly funny name who was smeared as an African-born socialist made a surprise appearance at a Bronx pre-school that opened up on a Saturday so the tots could hang out with him and New York City’s actually African-born socialist mayor with a supposedly funny name at a very sweet and […]
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LISTEN: A Live FAQ NYC Chat on 100 Days of Mayor Mamdani
FAQ NYC hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel visited the Greene Space in Soho on Thursday night for a sold-out live taping, hosted by ABNY, talking about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first 100 days. “I would give him a B,” said Chrissy. “I’m a harsh grader, so I think that’s a solid grade. We’re […]
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LISTEN: Can Mamdani Cash In His Massive Mandate?
The new mayor captured City Hall with historic support, and polling shows he’s only become more popular since then. But now the question is if he can deliver – despite the resistance of the City Council and Gov. Kathy Hochul to let him cash in on the “tax the rich” revenue he promised to deliver. […]
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LISTEN: A Full Plate for a Young New Mayor
Zohran Mamdani has been Hizzoner for just 88 days, and he’s already navigating the “poisoned chalice” of a big budget deficit he inherited while the credit agencies that could make it much more expensive for the city to borrow money are taking an increasingly dim view of its finances on his watch. Hosts Christina Greer […]
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LISTEN: The Readymade Art Bomb Who Exploded NYC
An epic art show at the Lexington Avenue Armory made a young Marcel Duchamp, who was back in France, one of America’s first modern celebrities even before he first arrived in New York City for what became decades of painting, conceiving, chess-playing and love-making — though not always in that order. John Strausbaugh, the author […]
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Mamdani’s New York Is Starting to Take Shape
The new administration is cutting off the private legal support Eric Adams extended on the city’s behalf to himself and his police officer pals, and rolling out a new Office of Public Safety that’s a far cry from the ambitious Department he’s promised. The FAQ NYC hosts discuss all that and much more, including Zohran […]