This Week's Long Island News

Bill McIntyre talks with Nassau County's Commissioner of Police, Patrick J. Ryder, about property crime increases in the county, school safety, bail reform laws, and more.

Two Long Island pediatricians won a national grant this week,to help detect food insecurity among young patients and connect their families with local food pantries and other resources to help them get the nutrition they need. Bill McIntyre talks with Dr. Sara Siddiqui of the NYU Langone Huntington Medical Group, and Dr. Eve Meltzer Krief of Huntington Village Pediatrics!

Bill McIntyre talks with Don Clavin, Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead, about the latest news concerning armed guards in some Long Island schools, shark sightings last summer, the Governor's latest plan concerning housing zoning laws, and how he feels about George Santos in congress.

Bill McIntyre talks with Don Clavin, Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead, about storm preparedness, the town budget & taxes, and the latest on fighting COVID in the township.

Bill McIntyre talks with New York Democratic Assemblywoman Gina L. Sillitti, from Assembly District 16 - which covers most of the Town of North Hempstead, about issues including the Speaker of the House vote and how it works in the State Assembly, the controversy surrounding George Santos, and the LIRR.

Bill McIntyre talks with New York Democratic Assemblywoman Gina L. Sillitti, from Assembly District 16 - which covers most of the Town of North Hempstead, about issues including infrastructure, flood repairs in her district, and environmental concerns.

Bill McIntyre talks with Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly about issues affecting her office, including the recent rise of catalytic converter thefts, cash bail, ghost guns, how the pandemic recovery is moving along, and more.

Bill McIntyre conducts a sort-of “exit interview” with Congressman Tom Suozzi, who has been representing New York's 3rd Congressional District including parts of Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties - but gave up his seat to run for Governor of New York, but that didn’t go as well as he hoped.

Bill McIntyre talks with Alfonso Castillo, Transit Reporter from Newsday and Newsday.com, about potential rate hikes coming to the LIRR, an update on the East Side Grand Central project, OMNY pay systems, and more.

Bill McIntyre has a discussion with Richard J. Nicolello, Legislator in Nassau County’s 9th District and the Presiding Officer of the Nassau County Legislature. Together they discuss the midterm election results, the state budget, gerrymandering and more.

Bill McIntyre talks with Newsday's Albany Bureau Chief Yancey Roy about the 2022 midterm elections, including the NY governor race and how the GOP pulled off a sweep in all four congressional seats on LI.

Bill McIntyre talks with Mr. Robert Zimmerman, who is running for Congress in New York’s Third Congressional District on the Democratic ticket, which covers northern Nassau County, and a slice of suburban Queens. This is the seat vacated by Tom Suozzi.

Bill McIntyre speaks with Mr. Anthony D’Esposito, a Hempstead Town Councilman, retired NYPD Detective and former Chief of the Island Park Fire Department, who is running for Congress on the Republican ticket in the 4th Congressional District, in southern parts of Nassau County, which is the seat currently held by Kathleen Rice.

Jay S. Jacobs, the Chair of the New York State Democratic Committee. Jay Jacobs was first elected to the position of Nassau County Democratic Chairman in October of 2001.

Bill McIntyre talks with Laura Gillen, who is running for Congress in New York’s Fourth District in the Democrat party – the seat currently occupied by Congresswoman Kathleen Rice.

Bill McIntyre has a discussion with New York State Senator John E. Brooks, of the 8th Congressional District. He’s been in this position since 2016 and he is up for re-election this year in what is now the redesigned 5th district. They talk about how bills are written, and discuss the differences and problems in our two-party system.

Bill McIntyre has a discussion with New York State Senator John E. Brooks, of the 8th Congressional District. He’s been in this position since 2016 and he is up for re-election this year in what is now the redesigned 5th district. They talk about property taxes, the state budget, and fixing roads like the Southern State Parkway.

Bill McIntyre has a spirited debate with George Santos, the Republican candidate for Congress in New York’s District 3, currently represented by Tom Suozzi who is vacating his seat after his failed gubernatorial campaign. Topics include abortion, inflation, and gun control laws.

Bill McIntyre talks about Gerrymandering with his guest, Dr. Dan McMillan, who leads something called Save Democracy in America, a strictly non-partisan campaign to get big money out of politics. Although most public support for campaign finance reform has come from Democratic politicians, Dan says that Republicans also respond very favorably to his message.

It has been a few months since the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v Wade decision - so where are we now? For that, Bill McIntyre turns to the experts at Planned Parenthood of Greater New York with his guests, Nicole Margiasso, their Director of Organizing, and Ale Pedraza Buenahora, their Press Coordinator.

Bill McIntyre talks with Beth Whitehouse, parenting and kids reporter at Newsday and Newsday.com. The two discuss the rising cost of school supplies. They talk about money saving ideas, about shopping online vs. in-store and other issues regarding the cost of education. They also talk briefly about the Pickleball craze and the reopening of the Nunley's Carousel.

Bill McIntyre gets an update on transit topics with Newsday transit reporter Alfonso Castillo. They discuss issues including the LIRR Third Rail project, NYC congestion pricing, and Penn Station's ongoing renovation.

Bill McIntyre gets all the details on the topic we can't stop hearing about: Monkeypox. His guest is Dr. Alan Bulbin, an infectious disease expert at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center, which is part of Catholic Health Services of Long Island.

Bill McIntyre talks with Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages, a Democrat, who is currently serving his third term in the Nassau County Legislature, representing the 3rd Legislative District, about issues affecting his district, as well as his running for Congress in the redesigned 4th district.

Bill McIntyre talks with Yancey Roy, the Albany Bureau Chief from Newsday and Newsday.com about the latest on state-wide elections this year, bail and gun reform laws, and more.