When a WNYC talk-show host was accused of telling the true origin of the word "avocado," the station reacted in a way that would never occur in New Jersey; so why did the Christie administration hand four radio licenses to the New Yorkers?
American Civil Liberties
Financial District - New York:
WNYC's avocado controversy is the pits
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