FAQ NYC

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LISTEN: Albany’s Supersized ‘Big Ugly’ Is Ridiculously Late

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…

Team FAQ

Co-Hosts: Dr. Christina Greer, Katie Honan and executive producer Harry Siegel

Editor and Engineer: Giulia Hjort
Alumni: Azi Paybarah, Alex Brook Lynn

The New Yorkest podcast delivers a new conversation most every Monday, along with interviews, special episodes, occasional mini-series and more.

Recent Episodes

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…

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…

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…