Summary: <p>The majority of the New York City Council members are new and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. Over the next year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members.</p> <p>This week, Councilmember Erik Bottcher talked about his priorities for District 3 (which covers Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, Flatiron, Hudson Square, Times Square, the Theater District, the Garment District and Columbus Circle), like the need for <a href="https://www.erikbottcher.com/mentalhealth" target="_blank">more robust mental health</a> services, and why he's <a href="https://www.erikbottcher.com/sanitationplan">"had it" </a>with the way New York City deals with trash. </p> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">On our weekly district show and tell, <a href="https://twitter.com/ebottcher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ebottcher</a> brought Julius’ Bar (NYC's oldest gay bar) + talked about the 1966 "Sip-In” when members of the Mattachine Society protested the state law that prohibited bars from serving drinks to gay people. <a href="https://t.co/xQ0ESUnvVS">pic.twitter.com/xQ0ESUnvVS</a></p> — The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast (@BrianLehrer) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianLehrer/status/1483557372513726465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a>
