This Week's Long Island News

Bill McIntyre talks with Mike LiPetri, who is the the Republican candidate in the election for New York’s Third District Congressional Seat, currently held by Tom Suozzi.  They speak about his campaign priorities, and opinions on the Presidential election, as well as the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

Bill McIntyre welcomes Dr. Dan McMillan back to the show, who leads Save Democracy in America, a strictly non-partisan campaign to get big money out of politics.  Together they talk about his book, HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN, about the Holocaust, and compare those times to today's political landscape.

Bill McIntyre talks with Nassau County Legislator Seth Koslow, who represents the newly redrawn Fifth Legislative District, which includes most of Freeport and Merrick as well as portions of North Merrick and North Bellmore.  They speak about County Executive Bruce Blakeman's plan to deputize citizens, money in the American Rescue Plan Act, and potential housing zoning changes in his district.

Bill McIntyre talks with Former Congressman Steve Israel, who is now the proud owner of Theodore’s Books in Oyster Bay.  Together they speak about Steve's opinions on the current state of politics, how running a small business is similar (and different) than running the country, and information about The Gold Coast Book Fair on Long Island.

Bill McIntyre talks with Nassau County Legislator and Republican Patrick Mullaney. Mr. Mullaney is a former US Marine Reservist and a 20-year veteran of the FDNY.  He represent's Nassau's 4th district.  They speak about his race to win his seat against endorsements, the proposed Sands New York casino at the Nassau Coliseum, and his thoughts on Donald Trump's recent trial.

Bill McIntyre talks with Joseph Ostapiuk, a reporter for Newsday and Newsday.com, about how laboratory testing on the contents of the first 16 of 22 chemical drums recently unearthed at a former Grumman Aerospace dumping ground at Bethpage Community Park showed results “consistent” with what's already known about pollution at the site - and what's in store for the future of the area.

Bill McIntyre talks with Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena about the latest in the township, including the hiring of a new Commissioner of the Public Works department, a new federal grant to conserve water, the Stop Throwing Out Pollutants program and more.

Bill McIntyre talks with Nassau County Commissioner of Police Patrick J. Ryder about his reaction to the recent college protests over the war in Israel and the local response, Project 21 to avoid selling drugs and alcohol to minors, and the upcoming International Cricket World Cup coming to Eisenhower Park this June and the safety measures being taken to keep the over 35,000 people attending safe.

Bill McIntyre talks with Nassau County Commissioner of Police Patrick J. Ryder about how to avoid scams, the idea of deputizing county residents who own guns in an emergency, and mental health awareness for law enforcement.

Bill McIntyre talks about health care - and the rising costs, what insurance covers and doesn’t cover, the latest with Medicare and Medicaid, and other health issues that have been in the news lately.  He speaks with Nick Stefannizi, the CEO of Northwell Direct.

Bill McIntyre talks with New York State Assemblymember Charles D. Lavine, who represents the 13th District here in Nassau County.  They speak about the bill he introduced and how New York’s Legislature gave final legislative approval to repeal a 117-year-old law that makes adultery a crime with a sentence of up to 3 months in jail, what is holding up the final approval of the state budget, and more.

Bill McIntyre talks with New York State Assemblywoman Taylor Darling, who represents the 18th district here on Long Island. Ms. Darling is also facing off against Nassau County Legislator Siela Bynoe will be facing off for the Democratic nomination in the 6th Senate District. The primary is happening on June 25th.  They speak about Nassau University Medical Center, illegal cannabis sales, and more.

Bill McIntyre learns about the leadership in the Democratic Party and what their thought process is going into the 2024 elections. He speaks with Jay Jacobs, Chairman of the State and Nassau Democratic Committees.

Bill McIntyre talks with Dave Denenberg, who recently announced that he would run for Congress, but decided to withdraw from the race in the 4th district and support one candidate to try to, in his words, unite and build the Democratic party. Dave has been an engineer, an environmental attorney, chair of the Nassau County Environment and Development Legislative Committee and is the Founder and Director of Long Island Clean Air Water & Soil.

Bill McIntyre talks with Nassau County Legislator Howard J. Kopel, from District 7, who was installed as presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature back in January, marking the 15th term of the governing body - and was re-elected this past November to the legislature to serve his 8th term.  They speak about his new role, the Sands Nassau Coliseum proposal, redistricting, the State of the Union, and more.

Bill McIntyre speaks with Gian Jones, a business owner and a real estate professional, who is running on the Democratic ticket for New York’s 4th Congressional District, the seat currently held by Anthony D’Esposito.

Bill McIntyre speaks with Mazi Pilip, the Republican Candidate in the NY-03 Special Election for Congress. Ms. Pilip is currently serving her second term as a Nassau County Legislator. Together they speak about immigration, abortion, the SALT cap, and more.

Bill McIntyre talks with New York State Senator Kevin Thomas from New York’s 6th District, who is the Assistant Majority Leader on House Operations, and Chairman of Committee on Consumer Protection. Mr. Thomas has also declared himself a candidate for Congress in New York’s 4th Congressional District as a Democrat, to try to unseat Anthony D’Esposito this November.

Bill McIntyre speaks with Tom Suozzi, the Democratic Candidate in the NY-03 Special Election for Congress. Mr. Suozzi held this seat until 2022, when he gave it up to run for Governor of New York. He has also held positions including Nassau County Executive and Mayor of Glen Cove. Together they speak about immigration, fighting for "working people" and why he believes he is the right choice. (We are scheduled to speak with Ms. Pilip on 2/9/24.)

Happy Days Dispensary on Route 109 in East Farmingdale near Republic Airport is the second state-licensed brick-and-mortar recreational marijuana shop to open - and it went through a lot of legal hurdles to get those doors to swing open. Now that recreational marijuana is legalized, people are asking a lot of questions surrounding it, so today, Bill Mcintyre talks with the expert, Paul Lepore, the President of Happy Days Dispensary.