NEW YORK CITY
An Island Apart
Graham Rayman of the Daily News runs down the slow-motion disaster at the city’s jails, and map maestro Steve Romalewski breaks down the new maps Albany’s Democratic majority just drew up.
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The Men Who Put the “P” into “Politics”
Karen Hinton, who worked for both Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio, joins the pod to discuss her new memoir, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power.
Speaking with the Speaker
A conversation with incoming City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams about her past and the city’s future.
Park Wars
Katie Honan and Harry Siegel take stock of an ominous moment in New York, with big changes looming, and Alex Lynn talks with East Village resident Kirsten Theodos about the ongoing demolition of East River Park, and community member’s fight to save it.
Real Big Trouble
Chrissy and Harry consider New York City’s outgoing and incoming mayors, and Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio of DoumentedNY explains what’s happening now with non-citizen voting here. Plus, check out our Alex Lynn’s piece about growing up as the daughter of a New York hustler.