Brian Lear on WNYC now it's time to speak with the speaker, New York City Council speaker,

A.G. and Adams, about big city issues like subway crime and policing, housing,

course, what services get cut or fully funded, and more.

Speaker Adams delivered her annual state of the city address.

Yes, the speaker as well as the mayor gets to deliver one of those.

Hers was at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Wednesday night,

outlining her priorities and legislative goals this year.

She touched on pressing concerns of many New Yorkers,

including housing, also education, mental health,

migrants to name a few, and offered up

quite a few proposals that intersect with these issues that she hopes will offer solutions.

So there's a lot to cover.

Let's jump in.

Speaker Adams, always good to have you.

Welcome back to WNYC.

Great to be here again Brian and

listeners speak to the speaker your calls for New York City Council speaker

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433 9692 I saw a story yesterday census statistics that show 78,000 New Yorkers net left the city last year and the population decline has now hit 500,000 since the start of

the pandemic four years ago.

I see the mayor's offices disputing that a little saying that it doesn't take into account people

in homeless shelters or the recent asylum seeker arrivals, but nevertheless you highlighted

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