In a plan that\u2019s now being echoed by the Trump administration, New York City has helped close to 400,000 public school students and their families pay for college by creating savings accounts, which include start-up seed money.<\/p>\n
Joining NY1\u2019s Errol Louis to discuss the program was City Council Speaker Julie Menin, who helped launch NYC Kids RISE in 2015 when she was the city\u2019s Consumer Affairs commissioner.<\/p>\n
In their conversation, Menin also reflected on her career and her path into politics, including her work rebuilding Lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 attacks and her push to release long-withheld 9\/11 files. She also outlined her responsibilities as council speaker and her current priorities, including an oversight hearing on Legionnaires\u2019 disease; a proposed ban on horse-drawn carriages; and the creation of an office dedicated to insurance accountability.<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE SHOW<\/p>\n
NY1\u2019s Errol Louis has been interviewing powerful politicians and cultural icons for years, but it\u2019s when the TV cameras are turned off that things really get interesting. From career highlights, to personal moments, to stories that have never been told, join Errol each week for intimate conversations with the people who are shaping the future of New York and beyond. Listen to “You Decide with Errol Louis” every Wednesday, wherever you listen to podcasts.<\/p>\n
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