The Friday, July 31, 2020th broadcast may be heard “Live” or “On Demand”. Access is achieved using the following hyperlink … http://tobtr.com/s/11777711 Listeners are welcome to call (347) 205-9201 to share their perspective or make inquiry regarding the topics to be discussed. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — New York State Assemblyman Nader Sayegh representing AD-90 speaks to recently passed legislation underwritten/supported …
Historic Bill to Criminalize Dumping of Construction Waste Passes Legislature
Kaminksy / Engelbright bill follows Suffolk DA probe into illegal dumping of construction waste and hazardous substances ALBANY, NY — July 25, 2020 — Legislation sponsored by Senator Todd Kaminsky, Assemblyman Steve Englebright and Assemblyman Steve Stern (S.6758B/A.10803A) to criminalize the illegal dumping of construction waste passed both the State Assembly and Senate. The lawmakers’ bill comes in the wake …
Long Island Motorist Jesse Cohen Pleads Guilty Over Crash That Severely Injured a State Trooper
Defendant: Jesse Cohen (24 years of age) RIVERHEAD, NY — JULY 22, 2019 — Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced that motorist Jesse Cohen of West Islip, NY, pleaded guilty in the traffic crash which seriously injured NYS Trooper Joseph Gallagher in Suffolk County in December 2017. Trooper Gallagher remains in a facility for traumatic brain injury and is …
Rose Leads NY Delegation Push for FEMA to Fully Fund Reopening Costs
Rose is joined by Sens. Schumer, Gillibrand and eight NY Reps. in calling for FEMA to fully fund all outstanding funding requests, including workplace adaptations to allow safety and social distancing STATEN ISLAND, NY — June 19, 2020 — Congressman Max Rose is leading a push calling for the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to absorb 100 percent of costs …
BLUE TRUTH: Yonkers Police Commissioner John Mueller and PBA President Det. Keith Olson Espouse Abrogating to Abide by New York State Law
By HEZI ARIS
Abrogating the Oath of a Police Officer Hezitorial YONKERS, NY — July 17, 2020 — It was on Wednesday, July 15th that New York State Police Benevolent Association (PBA) President Thomas H. Mungeer issued a statement “demanding” that state troopers be removed from New York City “and cease any law enforcement activities within that jurisdiction.” In the same vein today, …
By HEZI ARIS
“Notice to Cease and Desist” Directed to Westchester County District Attorney with Respect to Delfim Heusler
By Judge KAREN BEST
YONKERS, NY – July 14, 2020 — “This complaint is hereby submitted as an official request that Mr. Heusler be charged and arraigned under New York State Penal Code §240.26(3) Harassment in the Second Degree. Pursuant to New York State Penal Code §240.26(3), a person is guilty of Harassment in the Second Degree when, with the intent to harass, annoy …
By Judge KAREN BEST
COVID-19 and the Need to Lower the Retirement Age
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
NEWARK, NJ — July 13, 2020 — With coronavirus cases around the country rising and some states slowing the pace of reopening their economies, there are those calling for additional stimulus payments, as well as extending the CARES Act protections. Perhaps a different approach needs to be taken. With a vaccine long off in the future, it is becoming abundantly …
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
Disbanding NYPD Anti-Crime Units Was a Recklessly Dangerous Stunt
By BOB WEIR
FLOWER MOUND, TX — JULY 6, 2020 — When I heard that New York City Mayor de Blasio disbanded the Anti-crime branch of the New York Police Department (NYPD) I instinctively knew that city was in for a new wave of violent crime. In 1972, when the unit was first started, my buddy Ronnie Meehan and I were one of …
By BOB WEIR
Mount Vernon Police Officer Ryan Hughes Arraigned for Using Excessive Force With Woman Under Arrest
Defendant: Ryan Hughes (DOB 09/05/89) WHITE PLAINS, NY — July 6, 2020 — Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced on July 1, 2020 that Mount Vernon Police Officer Ryan Hughes was charged at arraignment for using excessive force with a woman under arrest. Hughes appeared in Mount Vernon City Court before Judge William Edwards and charged with Reckless Endangerment …
Islamists Appropriate Black Lives Matter Movement, Despite History of Anti-Black Bigotry
By HESHAM SHEHAB and BENJAMIN BAIRD
They are using the Floyd tragedy to advance an intersectionalist worldview that imagines the United States and Israel as the common enemy of all oppressed people. CHICAGO, IL — July 4, 2020 — Following the killing in police custody of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, several radical Muslim American organizations have joined in nationwide protests to show solidarity with black …
By HESHAM SHEHAB and BENJAMIN BAIRD