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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Jul 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
New York City has agreed to pay protesters arrested during Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Manhattan and Brooklyn in 2020 nearly $10,000 apiece. The MTA has officially approved higher transit fares. And we look at why trucks might be getting stuck on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Released:
Jul 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
July 31, 2023: Evening Roundup: Mayor Eric Adams has now been in office for more than 18 months, and he’s had a difficult summer and faced several controversies, from the departure of a police commissioner, to the growing call for a federal takeover of Rikers, to a campaign finance scandal. WNYC’s People and Power reporter Elizabeth Kim with David Furst. Also, to commemorate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary WNYC and Gothamist are sharing the voices of women from our area who are leaving their own mark on the genre, like MC Debbie D. by NYC NOW