NYC Young Politicos
By Eytan Saenger
NYC Young PoliticosJan 13, 2022
NYC Young Politicos Episode 8 - A Conversation with one of the Progressive Leaders in the NY State Legislature, Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou
In this episode, Leo and Eytan discuss the future of the progressive movement in New York with Assemblymember and State Senate candidate Yuh-Line Niou. They discuss the future relevance of the Working Families Party, the disparate outcomes for progressive candidates for legislative and executive office, and Niou’s bid for State Senate. They also discuss youth involvement in politics and the rise in anti-Asian hate and other hate crimes in the city. As always email or message Leo or Eytan with any questions, comments, or overall feedback. Also, check out and subscribe to our new website.
NYC Young Politicos Episode 7: A Conversation with Professor Larry Sabato, director of UVA's Center for Politics.
In Episode 7 of NYC Young Politicos, Leo and Eytan take a deep dive with the director of UVA’s Center for Politics, Professor Larry Sabato, and talk about the Russian assault on Ukraine, the 2022 midterms in New York and around the country, and models for Republicans and Democrats to build national majority coalitions. Take a listen to one of the most wide-ranging and thought-provoking episodes yet. As always email or message Leo or Eytan with any questions, comments, or overall feedback. Also, check out and subscribe to our new website.
NYC Young Politicos - A Conversation with Congressman Ritchie Torres
In this episode, Eytan and Leo speak with Congressman Ritchie Torres, one of the fastest-rising stars in the Democratic Party, about the dynamic in Congress, the generational divide on Israel, how young people can make it in politics, and the balance between public safety and racial justice and many other topics. As per usual please subscribe to the podcast and share the podcast with people you know. Email any of your thoughts, questions, or comments to eytan.saenger@gmail.com or leogreenberg723@gmail.com. (*Please excuse any issues with the audio quality in this episode*)
NYC Young Politicos Podcast Episode 5: Senior Political Reporter at The Forward - Jacob Kornbluh
In episode 5 of NYC Young Politicos, Eytan and Leo talk to Senior political reporter for the forward, Jacob Kornbluh, about a massive range of topics — relations between the Orthodox community and public figures like Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul, the redistricting process, and the “Jewish district” of NY-10, the rise of antisemitic hate crime in the city, and even some Israeli politics! Email any of your thoughts, questions, or comments to eytan.saenger@gmail.com or leogreenberg723@gmail.com. Please follow/subscribe to the podcast and stay tuned for more episodes!
NYC Young Politicos Episode 4: Melissa Mark-Viverito Talks New City Council, Latino Outreach, and Public Safety
In Episode 4, Leo and Eytan sit down with Former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark- Viverito and discuss a wide host of topics. With a focus on the City Council, the show delves into how the new, majority-woman Council will take on issues of public safety and youth engagement, how the Speakers’ race has changed in the past few cycles, and how Democrats can better connect with Latino voters. As always you can find Leo and Eytan on Twitter, @Eytansaenger, or @LeoGreenbergNY, or you can email us at leogreenberg723@gmail.com or esaenger22@sarhighschool.org with any comments, questions, suggestions, or anything else! Stay for upcoming episodes with more guests! Please share the episode so we can widen our audience!!
NYC Young Politicos Episode 3: Chris Coffey Talks Yang Campaign, Adams, Hochul, and NYC’s Changing Electorate + more!
In this weeks' episode, we are joined by Chris Coffey, the CEO of Tusk Strategies, who worked for Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and was co-campaign manager for Andrew Yang’s mayoral campaign. We discuss former Mayor de Blasio's decision not to run for governor and where the gubernatorial race stands, public perception of the Adams administration, the Yang mayoral campaign, the changing demographics/views of the NYC electorate, and more! Please follow/subscribe and share! Stay tuned for our upcoming episodes! Send any questions, comments, or suggestions to leogreenberg723@gmail.com or esaenger22@sarhighschool.org!
Episode 2 - The Brewing Battle for the Governor's Mansion
In this week's episode, Leo and Eytan discuss the Governor's Race with Hunter Petro, a high school student from Rockland county who has interned for the state senate and was a co-leader of the New York High Schoolers for Biden group. Leo and Eytan give an overview of who the major candidates in the race for governor are and what issues may be at the center of the race. As always, please share! Let us know if you have any feedback, questions, comments, or suggestions of guests for future episodes, we can be reached at esaenger22@sarhighschool.org or leogreenberg723@gmail.com!