Dennis Walcott, chair of the Districting Commission drawing new City Council lines, s the pod to explain why he was surprised to see the commission vote down its own map, and then Politico’s Joe Anuta breaks down his reporting on how we got here (spoiler alert: City Hall got involved late) and what comes next.

Dodai Stewart of the Times s the pod to discuss her survey of New York City’s formerly iconic 24-hour spots, from Wo Hop to Whitestone Lanes, that have now cut their hours, and Dr. Christina Greer and Katie Honan run down all the latest news from the city, starting with the first big departures from […]

Former MTA chief and NY lieutenant governor Richard Ravitch (who’s also a donor to The City) and Volcker Alliance senior director William Glasgall the pod to break down their warning in the Daily News about the fiscal cliffs ahead—and explain why, in spite of those cliffs and the need for constant fiscal discipline, the city […]

Greg Smith res the pod to explain how he found out about the city tests showing arsenic in the water at NYCHA’s Jacob Riis houses before anyone informed Mayor Adams or the tenants about them, and to break down everything we still don’t know about what happened here—starting with why the city decided to look for […]

Something in the buttermilk doesn’t smell right, says Professor Christina Greer, and it doesn’t help that he keeps dipping his toe into political races he keeps losing.

The great Ben Max of Gotham Gazette s Chrissy, Katie and Harry for an early assessment of the winners and losers on a rough night for Mayor Eric Adams’ preferred candidates in a weird August election with nearly as many losing candidates as voters.

In our 213th episode, Christina and Katie talk to New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie about his recent Daily News op ed “How N.Y. Dems should think about crime,” his ongoing efforts to uphold bail reform, and his latest legislative accomplishments.

Some “personal news” for the pod: After 211 episodes FAQ NYC is now officially part of THE CITY, the nonprofit newsroom all about New York and for New Yorkers.  For our 212th episode and CITY debut, we talked with Alvin Bragg, the district attorney representing the 212, about becoming a national figure of suspicion just […]

Professor Christina Greer has a lot to say about the Jerry Nadler-Carolyn Maloney face-off in the new NY 12 and how Suraj Patel could end up deciding that race, the thus far one-sided public fight Jessica Ramos is trying to start with fellow leftist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and much more.

De Blasio is out, sharks are in, and lieutenant paramedic Anthony Almjoera s the pod to talk about Riding the Lightning, his new book about his wrenching pandemic year, how he thinks the FDNY let down and left behind medical first responders, and much more. WARNING: This episode includes conversation about suicide and suicidal thoughts.