Vision Zero in NYC and Chicago; Cuomo's Campaign Takes on Molinaro; A Controversial Street Co-Naming in Brooklyn; NYU Medical School Goes Tuition Free

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 21, 2018

Coming up on today's show:

  • In a co-broadcast with WBEZ, Polly Trottenberg, commissioner of the New York Department of Transportation, and Rebekah Scheinfeld, Chicago Department of Transportation commissioner, talk about Vision Zero in their respective cities, including what each city can learn from the other, and pedestrians, cyclists and drivers call in to talk about street safety.
  • David Lombardo, reporter for the Capitol bureau at the Times Union, talks about dispute between Molinaro's campaign — the Republican running for governor in New York — and Governor Cuomo's re-election campaign, which claims a Molinaro ad that claims Cuomo is under investigation for corruption is defamatory.
  • Rodneyse Bichotte, New York State Assembly member (D-42) which includes East Flatbush, Flatbush, Ditmas Park and Midwood in Brooklyn, talks about the recent co-naming of a street in Flatbush Jean-Jacques Dessalines Boulevard, why it was controversial and why it's important to Haitian-Americans in the area.
  • Effective immediately NYU medical school will be tuition free for all students regardless of financial need. Rick Seltzer, who covers business and management for Inside Higher Ed, breaks down the numbers and takes calls from doctors on whether debt played a role when deciding what medicine to practice.

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