NYPD officers wait in line during a ceremony at One Police Plaza.

De Blasio's Crime Record; DA Vance; Ask A Pilot; Pi Day

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 14, 2014

Two months in to the de Blasio administration, a look at his crime record and policy, from claims of lower violent crimes, but reports of a spike in panhandling arrests. Murray Weiss of DNAInfo and the head of the Bronx Defenders discuss. Plus: Ask A Pilot about that missing Malaysian airliner; Manhattan DA Vance on efforts to curb domestic abuse; and we celebrate Pi Day in the geekiest way possible.

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