MOUNT VERNON, NY — June 6, 2020 —The Mount Vernon police tapes, obtained exclusively by Gothamist/WNYC, were recorded from 2017 to this year by Murashea Bovell, a 12-year veteran of the department who has been blowing the whistle on misconduct for years. LISTEN TO and READ THE REPORT divulged by George Joseph in The Gothamist via this hyperlink: …
By GEORGE JOSEPH
Engel Calls for Independent Investigation in New Rochelle Shooting
NEW YORK, NY — June 6, 2020 — Congressman Eliot Engel called for a state investigation into the police shooting last night in New Rochelle, requesting that Attorney General James lead the inquiry into the death of an African-American man after a traffic stop. “Particularly in the aftermath of the George Floyd murder, as so many people are marching for justice …
Governor Cuomo Renews Call for Passage of ‘Say Their Name’ Agenda: ‘Police Have To Do Their Jobs, But They Don’t Have the Right To Abuse, to Hurt, to Use Unnecessary Force’ – ‘No Tolerance for Delay in Justice’
Cuomo: “Police have to do their jobs, protect public safety. There’s also police abuse. There’s abuse of power. Protestors – most of the protestors are peaceful — they are indignant. It is righteous indignation. I don’t see anybody who can see the Mr. Floyd video and not be indignant. I don’t understand how you can see that murder on video …
Open Letter to Westchester Board on Voting Machines
By ROB ABBOT
TO: Hon. George Latimer, Westchester County Executive Hon. Benjamin Boykin II, Chair of the Westchester Board of Legislators FROM: CCoHOPE Indivisible DATE: Sent on June 3, 2020 – Published herein on June 6, 2020 RE: Proposed purchase of Dominion ICE Hybrid Voting Machines CROTON-On-HUDSON, NY — June 6, 2020 — Now is not the time for Westchester County to …
By ROB ABBOT
Westchester County Legislators Back New York State Effort to Change Law That Shield Police Records
WHITE PLAINS, NY — June 6, 2020 — Members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators have written to Westchester’s state legislative delegation, urging lawmakers to pass legislation pending in Albany that will end secrecy of disciplinary records of police officers. “We, the undersigned members of the Westchester County Legislature, urge you to work to pass Senator Bailey and Assemblyman …
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Maxine Waters Endorse Eliot Engel
NEW YORK, NY — June 5, 2020 — Solidifying his support across Democratic Congressional leadership, Congressman Eliot Engel was endorsed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Maxine Waters, both of California. The lawmakers cited Congressman Engel’s “extraordinary progressive record of service to New York and the nation” and pledged support for his reelection campaign in the 16th District, which includes …
Victoria Gearity, Ossining Mayor, Nader Sayegh, NYS Assemblyman (AD-90),and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher / Editor-at-Large on Westchester On The Level – Friday, June 5, 2020 @10am EST
Listeners are welcome to share their perspective and/or make inquiry when on topic. Call: (347) 205-9201 Listen to this broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” via the Internet – http://tobtr.com/s/11742971 Guests and Topics of Discussion are defined herein: OSSINING, NY, and YONKERS, NY — June 5, 2020 — Ossining Mayor Victoria Gearity opens the broadcast day. We inquire what planning was …
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases & Westchester County Executive George Latimer’s Full Press Event of June 4, 2020
WHITE PLAINS, NY — June 4, 2020 — View County Executive George Latimer’s full press event here: https://youtu.be/FV60X-TeTXc
Say It Ain’t So, Roe
By PAUL F. PETRICK, Esq.
CLEVELAND, OH — June 4, 2020 — Both sides of the abortion debate were stunned recently when a new documentary on the life of Norma McCorvey claimed to reveal that the late pro-life activist’s renunciation of her prior work in favor of legalized abortion was disingenuous. McCorvey, the pseudonymous plaintiff “Jane Roe” in Roe v. Wade, spent the final decades …
By PAUL F. PETRICK, Esq.
DiverseCity Times: 8 Minutes 46 Seconds
By DEBORAH MARTIN OWENS, Esq.
“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” ~ II Corinthians 4:8-9 NEW YORK, NY — June 4, 2020 — For the last week, and quite frankly for centuries, black people have been reliving trauma that is anciently familiar, collectively burdensome and exhausting. It’s a …
By DEBORAH MARTIN OWENS, Esq.