Gov. Cuomo surprised New Yorkers when he announced a new plan that would prevent full closure of L train service between Manhattan and Brooklyn. NY1's Grace Rauh, Zack Fink, and Juan Manuel Benitez try to figure out exactly what happened. And with the city's first ever special election for a citywide office just weeks away, they analyze the race for Public Advocate.

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