Represent NYC: Past Episodes

Council Member Keith Powers talks with Bitta Mostafi (NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs) about how the city can more efficiently use its resources to protect immigrants. Plus, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer stops by to discuss Rikers Island, bail reform and NYCHA.

Manhattan Community Board 12 Chair Shah Ally talks with NYS Assembly Member Dan Quart and JustLeadershipUSA’s Erin George about the impact of bail on marginalized communities and why we need to reform the system.

New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli talks with newly-elected NYC Council Members Diana Ayala and Carlina Rivera about their priorities moving forward.

Gotham Gazette’s Ben Max chats with Jeff Mays (New York Times) and Brendan Cheney (POLITICO New York) about Mayor de Blasio’s State of the City and his 12-point plan for building a fairer New York City.

Council Member Helen Rosenthal talks with Chris Doeblin, owner of Book Culture, and Doug Kleiman, commercial real estate broker with Ripco Real Estate, about the challenges small business owners face and what city government can do to ease the burden.

New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli talks with NYC Council Member Keith Powers about what is being done to help families survive and thrive. Plus Baruch Professor Doug Muzzio discusses getting a free college education within the CUNY system.