Get Stuff Done-Cast

NYC Mayor's Office

Mayor Eric Adams presents The Get Stuff Done-Cast! Twice monthly conversations with New Yorkers from all walks of life about the challenges New York City faces and the solutions to be found in the heart, hustle, humor and heroics of the greatest city in the world.

  1. The Dream Lives On: Lessons From the Past as We Fight All Forms of Hate

    04/05/2024

    The Dream Lives On: Lessons From the Past as We Fight All Forms of Hate

    As we mark the 56th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, we do so while also recognizing the ongoing battle fighting different forms of hate these days in our city. In this episode of the Get Stuff Done Cast, Mayor Adams sits down with Dr. Clarence B. Jones — not only an attorney and speechwriter for Dr. King, but also one of his closest friends who was there with him during the March on Washington. Dr. Jones looks back at his time making history with Dr. King, fighting for civil and economic rights. The two also talk about how lessons from the past can help renew our commitment to ending discrimination and bigotry in our city today.

    26 min

  2. 03/12/2024

    Hidden in Plain Sight: Human Trafficking in NYC

    Most people may never witness or experience it, but the crisis of human trafficking and sexual exploitation is happening right in our backyards. In this episode of the Get Stuff Done-Cast, Mayor Adams holds a candid conversation with three leaders in our city's 24/7 fight to stamp out human trafficking and how we're helping victims through various efforts. You'll hear from Kathleen Collins Baer of the NYPD's Special Victims Division, Sonia Ossorio from the NYC chapter of the National Organization for Women, and Taina Bien-Aimé with the Coalition Against Trafficking Women. They'll speak about efforts to deter sex buyers, fighting the spread of human trafficking through social media, and ways New Yorkers can look out for warning signs and more.

    33 min
  3. Food for Thought: How We're Transforming the Way New Yorkers Eat

    10/25/2023

    Food for Thought: How We're Transforming the Way New Yorkers Eat

    Did you know the City of New York has a Food Policy team? The city's food policy agency does more than talk about food, it is carrying out new initiatives in our public schools, public hospitals and our older adult centers. In this episode of the Get Stuff Done-cast, Mayor Adams sits down with Kate MacKenzie, executive director of the Mayor's Office of Food Policy, to talk about how our goals for this agency tie into our Working People's Agenda, and building a stronger, healthier and greener New York City. MacKenzie and her team work with other city agencies to ensure we're following through on our initiatives while looking at ways to encourage even more New Yorkers at every age to eat healthier and help them do so by addressing decades-long disparities and inequity.

    27 min
  4. Ch-Check It Out: Artist Shepard Fairey Brings a Beast of a Mural to NYC

    10/05/2023

    Ch-Check It Out: Artist Shepard Fairey Brings a Beast of a Mural to NYC

    The creative force behind the ubiquitous OBEY stickers and the iconic Obama HOPE campaign poster brings his vision to Manhattan’s Lower East Side, with an eight-story mural that pays homage to the Beastie Boys for the 50th anniversary of hip hop.Fairey’s vision, informed by skater culture, punk rock and hip hop has captivated art-lovers worldwide, from Johannesburg to Singapore. NYC Mayor Eric Adams joins Fairey to discuss the transformative power of art, and why Fairey says he’ll never be seen as “cool” in his daughters’ eyes.

    21 min
  5. Getting Cannabis Done Right In New York City

    09/08/2023

    Getting Cannabis Done Right In New York City

    One year after officially lighting up our city's legal cannabis market, the seeds of growth and equity are sprouting across NYC. Together with our state partners, we made a promise to become the first place in the country to right the wrongs of the War on Drugs, giving those who have been justice-involved or faced previous cannabis convictions a chance to succeed through this new opportunity. The goal was to create good jobs, successful small businesses and build the nation's most equitable cannabis industry. Cannabis NYC Founding Director Dasheeda Dawson and Mayor Adams meet up for a joint discussion about where we stand now with the rollout of our cannabis industry, the city's enforcement efforts, and what's next for this budding business sector.

    21 min

  6. 08/18/2023

    Launching America's Largest Outdoor Dining Program

    Open Restaurants, an innovative idea that blossomed during the COVID-19 pandemic, helped keep a critical component of New York City’s economic engine in place. Now, with a new bill that was signed into law by Mayor Eric Adams, NYC will reinvent outdoor dining citywide. In the latest installment of the Get Stuff Done Cast, Mayor Adams speaks with three New Yorkers with a vested interest in the creation of a vibrant new open restaurant infrastructure. City Councilmember Marjorie Velázquez (D-13, the Bronx) championed the new bill and is determined to bring a new and more uniform version of the outdoor dining program to all five boroughs. Omar Canales, Operations Manager of Seis Vecinos Restaurant in the Bronx, is looking forward to streamlined regulations that will make it easier to open the doors for small restaurants to participate in this successful program. NYC’s Chief Public Realm Officer Ya-Ting Liu is excited by the prospect building out what will be America’s largest outdoor dining program, one that she hopes rivals that of the storied al fresco café culture that is synonymous with Paris, France.

    26 min

  7. 08/01/2023

    Defending Democracy: Showing Up and Engaging with the American Voter

    Denial of reproductive rights, voter suppression, book bans — everything old is new again and not in a good way. But it doesn’t need to be that way. NYC Mayor Eric Adams talks with U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) and Enfield, North Carolina Mayor Mondale Robinson about on-the-ground efforts they’re leading to re-imagine civic engagement for their constituents, particularly young people and those who've largely been left out of the broader political conversation in America. Rep. Horsford is chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and the son of Trinidadian immigrants, who led Nevada’s largest job training program (the Culinary Training Academy), before getting into politics. Mayor Robinson is a former Marine who is reaching out to rural communities in the South, meeting with disaffected voters and focusing on issues that are of importance to them.

    37 min

  8. 07/21/2023

    DMC’s Amazing Run: A Hip Hop Pioneer on the Highs and Lows of an NYC Journey

    Darryl McDaniels, aka DMC of the legendary Run-DMC, is a pillar of the hip hop movement that was born right here in NYC. The game changing rap trio rocked the music industry, becoming the first hip hop act to achieve a Gold record, a Platinum record, a Grammy nomination, and appear on the cover of Rolling Stone, among other unheard of feats. And while DMC embraces the group’s icon status, he’s not shying away from the struggles he experienced as hip hop grew into a global phenomenon. In this episode of the Get Stuff Done-Cast, Mayor Eric Adams sits down with the Queens-born artist to talk about the 50th anniversary or hip hop, the struggles and heartbreak he experienced, and how therapy saved his life.

    30 min
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Mayor Eric Adams presents The Get Stuff Done-Cast! Twice monthly conversations with New Yorkers from all walks of life about the challenges New York City faces and the solutions to be found in the heart, hustle, humor and heroics of the greatest city in the world.

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  • Creator
    NYC Mayor's Office
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © NYC Mayor's Office
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    Get Stuff Done-Cast