{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/65e1fd6cbec0f300161f1eb9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Checks and Balance: Welcome to New York","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1709308926896-d915937fb374fb3270765d9190d54896.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A mere 28% of New Yorkers think <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/01/05/eric-adams-and-kathy-hochul-have-grand-plans-for-new-york-city?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mayor Eric Adams</a> is doing a good job—the lowest approval rating since residents were first asked to rate their mayor in the 1990s. <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/24/new-yorks-shelter-system-is-being-overwhelmed-by-migrants?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Are the challenges</a> facing New York City intractable, or is Eric Adams just handling them badly?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by <em>The Economist</em>’s Rosemarie Ward, and Nicole Gelinas from The Manhattan Institute.</p><p><br></p><p>Do you have a question you’d like the team to answer in an upcoming episode?&nbsp; Email it to <a href=\"mailto:podcasts@economist.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">podcasts@economist.com</a>.</p><p><em>Get a world of insights for </em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>50% off—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a>.</p><p><em>If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription.</em></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch our </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48TlDbL-4vU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}