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The Don Lemon Show

Who Will Be NYC's Next Mayor? - With Whitney Tilson & Rev. Michael Blake

The Don Lemon Show

18Hundred LLC.

Society & Culture, News

3.8659 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Who will be the next mayor of New York City? Don Lemon sits down with two of the candidates to explore their vision for the city's future. First up, Former New York Assembly Member and DNC Vice Chair Rev. Michael Blake shares his comprehensive plan for tackling the city's biggest challenges. Then, longtime Democratic Party donor and philanthropist Whitney Tilson presents his perspective and solutions for moving New York forward. You won't want to miss this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Every runner knows the moment when everything clicks.

0:04.0

When your legs lock into a rhythm, the aches float away and doubts fade.

0:08.0

Replaced by a feeling of euphoria.

0:12.0

It's why you lace up at dawn.

0:15.0

Why a little rain doesn't stop you.

0:17.0

Why one run turns into a habit.

0:24.3

So next time you go for a run, chase that runs high.

0:55.6

Learn more about running and go wild at puma.com. Hello, everyone, welcome to the Down Lemon Show. So glad that you could join us. New York City, struggling right now. Let's talk about that from the subways we know, subway crime, homelessness, rent and inflation, the Big Apple really has some big issues and the nation is paying attention, really the world. Our mayor was just indicted not long ago.

1:03.6

So as you might imagine, a host of folks have tossed their hats into the ring to replace

1:08.8

Eric Adams, who's a current mayor, and get the city back on track.

1:12.1

They believe that they're the right folks for the job.

1:14.4

I am grateful to be able to speak with some of them right now.

1:18.7

First up is Michael Blake.

1:21.3

Michael Blake is a former New York Assembly member and the DNC Vice Chair.

1:27.1

We welcome him. He's quite honestly a friend of the show

1:30.6

as are a number of people who are going to be, we're going to be interviewing who are mayoral

1:35.6

hopefuls in New York City. Michael, welcome back to the Don Lemon show. First question, why are you

1:41.8

best equipped to be in New York City mayor?

1:45.7

Donna's great to be back with you, brother.

1:47.1

Let's be clear.

1:52.3

When we think about why I'm running to focus on cost of living affordability and public services,

1:59.6

you need to have someone and I am that person who is immediately ready on day one with federal,

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