About this episode
New York City's transportation department is considering new ways to spruce up the blighted areas beneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Plus, El Museo del Barrio's second Trienal opens Thursday. Also, the New York City Department of Transportation is calling on students to create public service announcements about street safety. And finally, WNYC’s Janae Pierre talks with epidemiologist Bryon Backenson about a mosquito-borne illness that’s forcing a statewide response.