It's the Brian Laira show on WNYC.

Good morning, everyone.

Today on the show, how well is New York City recovering from the so-called retail apocalypse,

as some people have named it, that befell the city's storefront covering from the so-called retail apocalypse, as some people have named it,

that befell the city's storefronts during the pandemic.

The Adams administration is trying to revive retail in neighborhoods around the city with its

so-called city of yes rezoning plan.

You've probably heard about that in connection with housing, but it has a lot to do with where

businesses can be in relation to housing as well. And we're going to take calls today from small

business owners and aspiring small business owners, retail or otherwise, for New York City's

Small Business Services Commissioner Kevin D. Kim. He'll join us later this hour.

Also, a new look at the marketing of OZempic and similar drugs and their impact on

American culture as well as business. For one thing, it's getting easier to get them online

with or without a serious medical condition, but we'll also touch on the new study reported in the

New York Times today showing OZemPEC might be effective in treating kidney disease in some people.

That is new.

Plus, as we head into a summary Memorial Day weekend, we'll talk about protecting swimmers and surfers

everywhere and piping plovers in the rockaways.

That's all coming up and we start here.

Where's the line between drawing congressional district lines to help your party and drawing those lines to help your race?

The Voting Rights Act is supposed to ensure that black voters are not all, you know,

clumped together in a few congressional districts for the purpose of diluting black voting power.

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