New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks before members of the New York Philharmonic perform on the Lincoln Center campus as part of Restart Stages at Lincoln Center, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, i

Ask the Mayor: Reopening In July, New Busways, Noise Pollution and More

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 29, 2021

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including the plan to fully re-open the city by July 1, the prospect of adding new busways and the budget he proposed for the coming year.

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