bl archive

sort order: page size:

< October 2015

Monday, October 19 2015

  • City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito; Eliminating Bail October 19, 2015

    City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito; the Columbia Lions' victory; the Mets win Game 2; New York State Senator Michael Gianaris suggests&nbsp;eliminating bail; and your dirt cheap rent. (episode)

    segments

    • How the Mets Won Game 2 October 19, 2015

      Jason Marck of WBEZ in Chicago joins for a quick chat about the Mets' winning performance last night in Game 2 of the&nbsp;NLCS.

    • NYC Speaker Mark-Viverito on Credibility in Campaign Politics October 19, 2015

      City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito talks city business, plus reports back from the Democratic debate in Las Vegas.

    • The Hard-to-Predict Canadian Elections October 19, 2015

      New York Times' Jim Dwyer explains why the Canadian&nbsp;elections, which are determined by plurality, not popularity, are&nbsp;difficult to predict.

    • Columbia's Football Season Is Looking Up October 19, 2015

      In the new WNYC podcast The Season, host Ilya Marritz and producer Matt Collette have tracked the Columbia football team as it started the season on a 21-game losing streak.

    • Some of You Have a Steal of a Housing Deal October 19, 2015

      New York is known for skyrocketing rents, but sure enough, many New Yorkers are living in dirt-cheap, great-catch, low-rent apartments. We heard from some of you about how this works.

    • What If No Bail? October 19, 2015

      New York State Senator from Queens Michael Gianaris&nbsp;proposes eliminating bail to solve the problem of over-incarceration of low-level offenders.