Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference at City Hall in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.

Reporters Ask the Mayor

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 14, 2024

Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event, plus news that the mayor is suing social media companies over declining teenage mental health, and also being sued by the Legal Aid Society for not expanding housing voucher access to more low-income New Yorkers. 

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