Jim reviews the general pluses and minuses of the New York state budget (recently, the NYS House and Senate passed their own separate versions; the full legislature has yet to pass a final version) and also dives more deeply into the affordable housing crisis, especially as it relates to the budget and what's happening in Albany.  His guests are Assemblymember Robert Carroll (D-44th AD, Brooklyn), Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (D- 52nd AD, Brooklyn), and Rachel Fee, Executive Director of the New York Housing Conference.  ..read more

Jim sits down with NYS Assemblymember Charles D. Lavine (D-13th District, Nassau County) and Jeffrey M. Wice, Adjunct Professor/Senior Fellow, NY Census & Redistricting Institute, NY Law School to discuss the NYS State Court of Appeals ruling that the State’s Congressional district maps set in 2022 must be redrawn yet again. How will this affect Congressional districts for the all important 2024 election? Will it be another debacle ..read more

Episode One:  The Migration Crisis in New York Jim discusses the migration crisis in New York with guests: Rahul Jain, Deputy Comptroller for New York City Office of State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli; Will Watts, Deputy Executive Director for Advocacy, Coalition for the Homeless; and  David Wilkins, Director of Immigration and LGBTQ/HIV Advocacy, Staten Island Legal Services, Legal Services of New York ..read more