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FAQ NYC

A weekly dive into the big questions about this city of ours, hosted by Christina Greer, Azi Paybarah and Harry Siegel, and produced by Alex Brook Lynn.

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Episode 62: Penn Station's Original Sin

Episode 62: Penn Station's Original Sin

Marc Dunkelman delves into the history of Penn Station, and explains why the ghost of Robert Moses makes it so hard to g... Read more

9 Dec 2019

39mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 33: Dirty Data Dystopia

Episode 33: Dirty Data Dystopia

For now we see through a black box, darkly, as Albert Fox Cahn and Liz O'Sullivan of STOP - The Surveillance Technology ... Read more

18 Apr 2019

36mins

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Ranked #3

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Episode 24: Amazon's Prime Decepticon

Episode 24: Amazon's Prime Decepticon

A double-sized episode with Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer explaining to Chrissie and Harry why he isn't interested in nego... Read more

14 Feb 2019

1hr 2mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 64: The Killing of Tessa Majors

Episode 64: The Killing of Tessa Majors

Michael Daly of the Daily Beast discusses his reporting on the killing that shocked a city, and Christina Greer talks ... Read more

19 Dec 2019

34mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 35: Legal Pot Goes Up In Smoke

Episode 35: Legal Pot Goes Up In Smoke

This was going to be the year that pot was flat-out legalized in New York, or so said Gov. Cuomo, perhaps inspired by pr... Read more

2 May 2019

49mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 75: New (Not) Normal

Episode 75: New (Not) Normal

19 Mar 2020

33mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 34: Door-to-Door War

Episode 34: Door-to-Door War

New state Senator Zellnor Myrie walks up to Alex Lynn's rent-stabilized apartment to sit down with his constituent Chris... Read more

25 Apr 2019

41mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 28: A New Day for the Oldest Profession?

Episode 28: A New Day for the Oldest Profession?

Harry Siegel and Alex Lynn talk with state Senator Jessica Ramos about sex work and the new push to decriminalize in in ... Read more

22 Mar 2019

1hr 10mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 58: NYC's No-Contest Election

Episode 58: NYC's No-Contest Election

Nearly 20% of New Yorkers turned out to vote, for what? Ben Max of Gotham Gazette joined Chrissy, Harry and Alex Tuesday... Read more

6 Nov 2019

40mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 56: Corey Johnson on "Removing an Indelible Stain"

Episode 56: Corey Johnson on "Removing an Indelible Stain"

Council Speaker Corey Johnson joins Chrissy, Harry and Alex to explain how the vote to build four new jails and the prom... Read more

24 Oct 2019

49mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 59: Civics Lessons

Episode 59: Civics Lessons

Political strategist, NAACP Brooklyn branch president and Sunday Civics host L. Joy Williams joins Chrissy and Harry to ... Read more

14 Nov 2019

42mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 32: A Tale of Two Pre-Ks

Episode 32: A Tale of Two Pre-Ks

Within Universal Pre-K, there are two groups of teachers — one that works for the city, and one that works for community... Read more

11 Apr 2019

46mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 21: El Chapo's Burgundy Burn

Episode 21: El Chapo's Burgundy Burn

Chrissy and Harry talk with turncoat Azi Paybarah about door knocking Peter Parker in Queens, Timesman Alan Feuer about ... Read more

24 Jan 2019

44mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 44: Queens Rules

Episode 44: Queens Rules

With the Queens DA race still up in the air, Nolan Hicks of the New York Post joins Chrissie and Harry to run down the s... Read more

11 Jul 2019

42mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 41: A New York City Education

Episode 41: A New York City Education

New York Times Metro Deputy Editor Dodai Stewart joins Christina and Harry to discuss the papers’ reporting on the colla... Read more

20 Jun 2019

35mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 25: Nefarious Reasons in a Special Election

Episode 25: Nefarious Reasons in a Special Election

New Public Advocate-elect Jumaane Williams called Christina Greer just before the polls closed to discuss his vision for... Read more

27 Feb 2019

36mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 49: (No) Escape From New York

Episode 49: (No) Escape From New York

The first New York City mayor to run for president while still in City Hall since Hot John Lindsay is having a blast moo... Read more

21 Aug 2019

38mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 46: View From The Plaza

Episode 46: View From The Plaza

Journalist Julie Satow, author of The Plaza: The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel, joins Harry and Alex Lynn t... Read more

29 Jul 2019

35mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 57: As Poor People Are Beaten for Seeking Help, Where's the Mayor?

Episode 57: As Poor People Are Beaten for Seeking Help, Where's the Mayor?

New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay and researcher Emma Goldberg join Chrissy and Alex to discuss the respons... Read more

1 Nov 2019

32mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 61: Tears in the Rain

Episode 61: Tears in the Rain

For the past year, FAQ has been asking New York's politicians the toughest questions, namely: “Are you a replicant?” The... Read more

28 Nov 2019

26mins

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