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City Council Member Crystal Hudson, a Democrat representing parts of Brooklyn, joined the show to discuss her work chairing the Council's Committee on Aging, city budget priorities, housing policy, and more.

Julie Tighe, President of the New York League of Conservation Voters, and Daniel Zarrilli is the Special Advisor on Climate & Sustainability at Columbia University and former New York City Chief Climate Policy Advisor, joined the show to discuss New York policy during Earth Week 2022.

Episode 308: City Council Progressive Chairs Shahana Hanif & Lincoln Restler by Max Politics

Episode 307: Bob Hardt On The Subway Shooting And Lieutenant Governor's Resignation by Max Politics

Episode 306: Senators Julia Salazar & Jabari Brisport on the New State Budget by Max Politics

Episode 305: Senator John Liu On State Budget Negotiations by Max Politics

City Council Member Justin Brannan, a Brooklyn Democrat and chair of the Council's finance committee, joined the show to discuss the Council's response to Mayor Adams' preliminary budget.

José Serrano-McClain, Co-Executive Director of NYC Speaks and Partner at HR&A Advisors, joined the show to discuss the NYC Speaks public policy survey that received over 62,000 responses from New Yorkers and what comes next in the public engagement process that is being done in coordination with the administration of Mayor Eric Adams to inform the city's policies and priorities.

Episode 302: Senator Gustavo Rivera On State Budget Negotiations by Max Politics

Episode 301: Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt On State Budget Priorities by Max Politics

With a new New York state budget due by the April 1 start of the next fiscal year, two top Albany journalists -- Susan Arbetter of Spectrum News and Luis Ferré-Sadurní of the New York Times -- joined the show to break down the key issues being negotiated among Governor Kathy Hochul and the State Legislarture in the home stretch.

Peter Warren, research director at the Empire Center for Public Policy, joined the show to discuss the vision for New York's fiscal policies, what's broken in state government, and more.

Dr. Dave Chokshi on Recent Covid Policy Decisions and His Tenure as NYC Health Commissioner

Episode 297: Dr. Jay Varma on New York City's Battle with COVID-19 by Max Politics

Episode 296: Asian-American New Yorkers Fight To Be Seen by Max Politics

James Merriman, CEO of the New York City Charter School Center, joined the show to discuss the growth of the charter school sector and what comes next.

Episode 294: Comptroller Brad Lander On The City Budget & Improving Nonprofit Contracting by Max Politics

Lule Demmissie, CEO of eToro USA, and Eric Soufer, head of the crypto and fintech practice at Tusk Strategies

Harvey Rosenthal, CEO of the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, joined the show to discuss the crisis of untreated severe mental illness among New Yorkers.

Episode 291: The Future of NYC Trash, with City Council Sanitation Chair Sandy Nurse by Max Politics